The Tajiguas Landfill (Landfill) is a County-owned and operated facility, located at 14470 Calle Real in Santa Barbara, California. This landfill serves the South Coast and the Santa Ynez and New Cuyama Valleys and can process up to 1,500 tons of trash per day. Tajiguas Landfill is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is closed on Sundays, New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. When one of these holidays falls on a weekday, please call ahead to determine whether or not the Landfill will be open on another day. No public dumping is allowed at the Tajiguas Landfill so all South County self-hauled waste must be taken to the South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station. If you have any questions, please call (805) 696-1170.
Fees:
The fees listed below pertain to the materials accepted at the Tajiguas Landfill and are effective from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, unless otherwise noted. To use this facility, the customer must have an account with the County of Santa Barbara. No cash, credit cards, or checks are accepted. Total loads must be emptied. No weigh backs to attempt to stay below the minimum are allowed.
Materials
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Minimum Load Up to 500 Pounds
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| Municipal Solid Waste |
$19.25 |
$77.00 |
| Clean Green/Wood Waste |
$17.00 |
$45.00 |
| Franchise Green Waste |
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$45.00 |
| Treated Wood Waste |
$30.00
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$110.00
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| Per Item Fee for items 8 feet or less e.g. poles, posts, and railroad ties |
$10.00
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| Per Item Fee for items over 8 feet e.g. poles, posts, and railroad ties |
$10.00 plus $1.00 per foot over 8 feet
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| Construction & Demolition Debris Loads |
$21.00 |
$83.00 |
| Hard to Handle Waste (i.e. large demolition material, large animals, and non-friable asbestos and grit) |
$24.00 |
$95.00 |
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| Untarped Loads |
$15.00 |
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| Post C & D Processing Tailings Handling Fee |
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$17.00 per ton |
| Insufficient Funds Fee (per item fee) |
$25.00
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Fees for Unauthorized Disposal of Hazardous Materials
| Batchable Hazardous Waste (10 gallons or less) |
$120 per incident |
| Batchable Hazardous Waste (greater than 10 gallons) |
$120 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs |
| Non-Batchable Hazardous Waste |
$120 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs |
Last updated: July 2, 2012
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