Business Customers

• Waste Audit - Are you putting recyclables in the trash? 
• Service Recommendations - Are you getting the right amount of trash or recycling for your business?
• Staff Trainings - Does your staff know how to properly sort out recyclables and/or foodscraps? 
• Recycling Presentations - Does your team (large or small) know about the City's recycling program and waste system? 
• Foodscraps Setup - Would you like to participate in the City's foodscraps composting program? 

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! 

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.