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MarBorg Industries & Heal the Ocean thank everyone for joining us in our campaign to keep Styrofoam out of the waste stream – and the ocean.

In 2014, the State of California adopted Assembly Bill No. 1826, a mandatory commercial organics recycling law that took effect in 2016. “Organic waste” means food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper that is mixed in with food waste.

How this affects you: As of January 1, 2019 it is the law that businesses that generate four cubic yards of solid waste per week must recycle their organic waste. If this applies to you, or if you are unsure, please contact Sarah Stark at [email protected] or (805) 963-1852 if you are located in the cities of Goleta or Buellton, or contact Thomas Chiarodit at [email protected] or (805) 882-3624 if you are located elsewhere in the County of Santa Barbara.
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The Community Environmental Council (CEC) will host the 49th Annual Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival at Alameda Park Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, 2019. The 2019 festival – which is free to attend – is broken into zones, each created around a specific theme. In addition, there will be two full days of live music performances, speakers, the largest Green Car Show on the Central Coast, family programming, and the presentation of an Environmental Hero Award.

What happens to an item that you toss into the blue container? Typically, it is recycled into a new product, keeping it out of the landfill and saving valuable natural resources. But what if that item can’t be recycled? If that item actually belongs in the trash, then it is considered contamination. Contamination is a dirty word, but our guide below will help you keep your containers (and conscience) clean.