Santa Barbara County Public Works Department

The South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station is located on 4430 Calle Real in Santa Barbara, California. The facility opened in 1967 and can process up to 550 tons of waste per day. This transfer station serves as a central collection point for a large portion of the non-hazardous waste generated on the South Coast. The station receives commercial roll-off containers, as well as waste brought in by residents and small, non-franchised haulers (e.g. landscapers). The remainder, comprised of trash, is taken directly to the Tajiguas Landfill by franchised haulers seeking to take advantage of the lower tipping fees. The South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station is also home to a recycling center that processes approximately 200 tons per day of recyclable materials including commingled recyclables, electrical appliances, automobile batteries, bicycles, Christmas trees, construction and demolition debris, electronic items, used tires, and wood and yard waste.

The South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is closed on Sundays, New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If you have any questions, please call (805) 681-4345.

Fees:

The fees listed below pertain to the materials accepted at the South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station and are effective from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted. Total loads must be emptied. No weigh backs to attempt to stay below the minimum are allowed.

Materials	Minimum Loads Up to 500 Pounds	Per Ton Rate
Municipal Solid Waste	$16.00	$71.00
Municipal Solid Waste (sedans)???	$7.00
Clean Green Waste (i.e. no agave, cactus, yucca, palm, pampas grass, bamboo, succulents, trash, rocks, metal, plastic, sod, or dirt)	$9.00	$28.00
Franchise Green Waste		$48.00
Clean Wood Waste	$9.00	$35.00
Clean Metal Loads	$7.50	$22.00
Clean Dirt Loads		$4.00
Appliances with Freon	$10.00
Appliances without Freon	Free
Clean Construction & Demolition Debris Loads	$18.00	$62.50
Hard to Handle Waste (e.g. large demolition material)	$20.00	$80.00
Commingled Material Per Ton Handling Fee		$5.00
	Other Charges
Untarped Loads	$15.00
Tires: Autos & Light Trucks (up to 30" diameter)	$2.00
Tires: Medium Trucks (31" to 40" diameter)	$5.00
Equipment Tires (over 41" to 60" diameter)	$75.00
Earthmover Tires (over 60" diameter)	$100.00
Mulch Loading Fee (Minimum 2-ton truck)	$15.00 per load
Mulch Delivery Fee (Dump truck)(7 to 10 cubic yards)	$30.00 per load
Mulch Delivery Fee Roll-Off or Semi-Loads		$10.00

Fees for Collection of Electronic Waste and Fluorescent Lighting Tubes

Households may drop-off all types of electronics free of charge but must pay a small fee of $1.00 per 4-foot tube to dispose of fluorescent lighting .

The following fees will apply to businesses from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 for the acceptance of electronic waste and fluorescent lighting:

Material	Weight	Fee
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs)(e.g. computer monitors, televisions, and laptop computers)	No limit	No charge
Other Electronics	0 - 10 pounds	$2.50 per item
	11 - 25 pounds	$5.00 per item
	26 - 50 pounds	$10.00 per item
	51 - 100 pounds	$15.00 per item
	Over 100 pounds	$.32 per pound or $640.00 per ton
Fluorescent Lighting (Four-Foot Tubes)		$1.00 per tube

Unauthorized Disposal of Hazardous Materials Fees

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 1, 2008