Residential Customers

Here are some handy tips for reducing your family’s waste:

• Place recycling bins in several rooms of your home, not just the kitchen. 

• Buy in bulk to reduce packaging. That goes for produce, dry goods, paper products, and bath products - just about anything! 

• Check out a local refill store - don't forget to bring your own reusable containers.

• Replace paper towels with cloth hand towels and dish towels. 

• Use reusable bags instead of paper or plastic anytime you're shopping - not just the grocery store! 

• Reuse plastic and glass containers as food storage. You can even bring them to restaurants for leftovers! 

• Compost your own foodscraps! To learn more about backyard composting in Santa Barbara, please visit Less Is More. 

• Visit Yellow Pages Consumer Choice & Opt-Out to stop receiving the Yellow Pages.

• Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by opting out of credit card offers at OptOutPreScreen.com.