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All SBPL locations will be closed on Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day.
MarBorg
(805) 963-1852
Missed pickups, extra pickups, pickup days, change containers, Trash & Recycling charges on your bill.
City Utility Billing Office
(805) 564-5343
Late or missed payments, online billing, credit card payments, autopay or water/sewer charges.
City Clean Community Division
(805) 564-5631
Reduce costs for collection, add or increase recycling, yard waste, or foodscraps, other questions.
Contact us at Sustainability@SantaBarbaraCA.gov to learn more.
All recycling and compost services are half the cost of trash service. Properly sort your recycling, yard waste, and foodscraps, and replace trash bins with blue (recycling), green (yard waste), or yellow (foodscraps) bins to save money!
There are several ways to calculate your trash and recycling bill, and to figure out how changing services will affect your bill.
1) Rate Tables: Open the current rate table (PDF) - scroll to the third page. Its shows the costs for each waste container based on the number of days of pickup.
2) Online Bill Calculator: Use the bill calculator to calculate your current bill and what you would pay if you made adjustments.
3) Talk to Us: Call a City Recycling Specialist at 805-991-2678564-5627 to discuss your options.
AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling Law: businesses who generate 4 cubic yards or more of waste and multi-unit residential buildings of 5 units or more are required to subscribe to recycling service.
Your business or multi-unit may qualify for a waiver if you self-haul, back-haul, or have a space constraint issue.
SB 1383 / AB 1826 Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling Law requires businesses and commercial customers to subscribe to organics recycling service.
A staff training is required to subscribe to foodscraps (yellow bin) service. Contact the City's Clean Community Division at TrashAndRecycling@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or (805) 991-7741 to schedule a training. Trainings are free and available in English and Spanish.
Your business may qualify for a waiver if:
You generate 2 cubic yards or more per week of total waste AND generate less than 20 gallons of organic waste per week.
You generate less than 2 cubic yards of total waste AND less than 10 gallons of organic waste.
City staff will need to verify your waste generation in order to issue a waiver.
SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Law requires commercial edible food generators to donate surplus edible food to food recovery organizations.
Edible food generators are subject to 2 requirements:
Establish a written agreement with a food recovery organization or service. View food recovery agencies located in the County of Santa Barbara. The City can provide you with a written agreement template.
Record food donation activities including:
A schedule of food donation deliveries or collections
Quantity of food donated in pounds per month
Types of food donated
Supermarkets
Grocery Stores ≥ 10,000 sq. ft.
Food Service Providers
Food Distributors
Wholesale Food Vendors
Restaurant Facilities ≥ 5,000 sq. ft. or 250+ seats
Hotels with an On-Site Food Facility and 200+ Rooms
Health Facilities with an On-Site Food Facility and 100+ Beds
Large Venues & Events
State Agency Cafeterias ≥ 5,000 sq. ft. or 250+ seats
Local Education Agency with an On-Site Food Facility
The City offers a free online recordkeeping system for businesses to track donations. Contact DRosales@SantaBarbaraCA.gov for more information on recordkeeping, written agreement templates, and any other questions.
For questions about recycling, foodscraps composting, and food recovery requirements please contact TrashAndRecycling@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or call (805) 564-5631.
Foam Ban
Beginning January 1, 2019, vendors and retailers are no longer permitted to distribute or sell foam food and beverage containers in the City of Santa Barbara. Exemptions apply.
Plastic Straws, Stirrers, and Cutlery
Beginning July 1st, 2019, food and beverage providers are no longer permitted to use, provide, or distribute plastic beverage straws and plastic stirrers to any person. Non-plastic alternative straws shall be provided only upon request. Plastic cutlery may only be provided to customers "upon request."
Plastic Bags
Certain stores are prohibited from providing single-use plastic carryout bags to customers at the point of sale, and requires a 10-cent charge for each paper bag provided to customers.
Please visit Single Use Plastics Bans for more details.
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801 Garden Street, Suite 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 564-5631
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