Hazardous wastes can NEVER be put in the regular trash. Hazardous wastes should be taken to the Community Hazardous Waste Collection. Computers are considered hazardous waste and cannot be placed in residential or commercial cans. Click here for computer recycling / disposal information.

COMMUNITY HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION CENTER
A Joint Project of Santa Barbara County Public Works and UC Santa Barbara.

Hours
Households: Saturdays 9am-3pm & Sundays 11am-3pm
Businesses: By appointment on Fridays (Call 805-882-3602)
Closed for major holidays and rain.

Households
Materials Accepted Include:
Paint & thinners, household cleaners, photographic chemicals, acids, pesticides & herbicides, solvents, anti-freeze, motor oil, and batteries.

• Transportation limitation: 5 gal. Liquid or 50 lbs. Solids per container
• Free for South County households (up to 15 gal. or 125 lbs per month)*
• No explosives, radioactive, or biological material

*City of Carpinteria residents are not eligible for this program.

Businesses
Business Participants:
In order to qualify for this program, your business must not produce more than 100 Kilograms (27 gal. or 220 lbs.) of hazardous waste per month based on an annual average.

• You must provide a waste inventory prior to disposal
• fee will be charged based on types and quantities of waste

Location
The Collection Center is located at Mesa Road on the UCSB Campus. Take Los Carneros Rd. to Mesa Rd., turn left on Mesa Rd. Once on campus, continue on Mesa Rd. past stop sign. The Collection Center is on the right, just past the Facilities Management yard.

For More Information Call the County of Santa Barbara at 805-882-3602.