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FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING

HOLIDAY WASTE PREVENTION It is estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste are generated each week nationwide. Use these tips to help reduce your waste this holiday season!

FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING

HOLIDAY WASTE PREVENTION It is estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste are generated each week nationwide. Use these tips to help reduce your waste this holiday season!

FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING

HOLIDAY WASTE PREVENTION It is estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste are generated each week nationwide. Use these tips to help reduce your waste this holiday season!

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.

The County is excited to announce the kick-off of a new medication collection program funded and operated by the pharmaceutical industry. Resulting from an ordinance passed by the Board of Supervisors, the new program provides residents with a free and convenient way to dispose of unwanted household medications. Over-the-counter and prescription medications are accepted at participating collection sites throughout the county.

Have you ever been stumped about what belongs in the recycling and what belongs in the trash? Sometimes an item may seem like it should be recycled, but it’s actually trash. Check out the following list to learn more about the most common confusing items that seem recyclable but are actually trash.

The Community Environmental Council (CEC) will host the 48th Annual Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival at Alameda Park Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22, 2018.