Recycling

The winter holiday season is exceptionally wasteful, so try some of these tips to reduce your impact.

MarBorg Industries collects Christmas trees for recycling. Drop-off options also available.

Cleaning out your closet? Drop off clean clothing, shoes (matching pairs), bags, bed sheets, and pillow cases at either MarBorg's Goleta Recycling Center or the County of Santa Barbara's South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station.

Please do not flush medication down the drain (unless the medication label specifically instructs you to do so) because wastewater treatment plants can not remove many of the chemicals.

Learn how to properly dispose of home-generated sharps to avoid potential injury.

In June, SB 54 was signed into law, simply requiring a reduction in the amount of plastic that exists.

Confused about recycling numbers on plastics? Ignore them! These are not "recycling codes", they are "Resin Identification Codes".

After green waste is collected from your container, it is grinded into mulch and put back into the community. Because this material is land-applied, it is important that we keep it clean.

Did you know that mattresses can be dropped off for FREE at our C&D Facility, or picked up as part of a bulky item cleanup?

If something plugs in, charges up, or takes batteries, it is considered electronic waste (e-waste) at the end of its life.