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The Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station, formerly known as the Foxen Canyon Landfill, is a County operated facility located on 4004 Foxen Canyon Road in Los Olivos, California. This facility can process up to 212 tons of waste per day. It services the Santa Ynez Valley and is open to the public on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If you have any questions, please call (805) 688-3555.

Fees:

The fees listed below pertain to the materials accepted at the Santa Ynez Valley 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 1,000 Pounds

Per Ton Rate

Municipal Solid Waste (includes horse manure and straw bedding)
$17.00
$62.00
Clean Green Waste (i.e. no agave,cactus, yucca, palm, pampas grass, bamboo, succulents, trash, rocks, metal, plastic, sod, or dirt)
$9.50
$28.00
Clean Wood Waste
$9.50
$28.00
Clean Metal Loads
$7.50
$22.00
Hard to Handle Waste (e.g. large demolition material)
$20.00
$80.00
 

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: (41" to 60" diameter)
$75.00
 
Earthmover Tires: (over 60" diameter)
$100.00
 
Appliances with Freon
$10.00
 
Appliances without Freon
Free
 
Mulch Loading Fee
$15.00 per load
 
Mulch Delivery Fee (7 to 10 cubic yards)
$30.00 per load
 
Mulch Delivery Fee Roll-Offs or Semi-Loads
$10.00
Santa Ynez Airport Landfill Remediation Surcharge  
$2.00

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


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