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Tajiguas Landfill
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.
Please note, starting August 28th, 2021, the working face of the landfill will be closed on Saturdays. The working face will still be open for disposal for normal business hours Monday through Friday. The front scale house will remain open on Saturdays in order to track vehicles, measure tonnages, and perform load-checks as required on vehicles bringing materials such as green waste, recyclables, and municipal solid waste that are not disposed of on the working face.
Fees:
The fees listed below pertain to the materials accepted at the Tajiguas Landfill and are effective from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, unless otherwise noted. To use this facility, the customer must have an account with the County of Santa Barbara. An on-line payment system is available for customers with an account who want to make payments by credit card. This secure system accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover, and no login is needed. In addition to credit card information, a customer must provide an account identification number. For more information and to access the on-line payment system, please click here. No cash or checks are accepted.
Total loads must be emptied. No weigh backs to attempt to stay below the minimum are allowed.
|
Materials |
Minimum Load Up to 500 Pounds |
Per Ton Rate |
| Municipal Solid Waste - Franchise |
|
$164.00 |
| Municipal Solid Waste - Self-Haul |
|
$108.00 |
| Clean Green/Wood Waste |
$20.00 |
$49.00 |
| Franchise Green Waste |
|
$49.00 |
| Treated Wood Waste |
$41.00 |
$165.00 |
| Per Item Fee for items 8 feet or less e.g. poles, posts, and railroad ties |
$30.00 |
|
| Per Item Fee for items over 8 feet e.g. poles, posts, and railroad ties |
$30.00 plus $5.00 per foot over 8 feet |
|
| Hard to Handle Waste (i.e. large demolition material, large animals, and non-friable asbestos and grit) |
$41.00 |
$165.00 |
|
Tires
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| Agricultural Plastics & Drip Tape |
|
$124.00 |
| |
Other Charges |
|
| Untarped Loads |
$15.00 |
|
| Insufficient Funds Fee (per item fee) |
$25.00 |
|
| Emergency Debris | $55.00 |
Fees for Unauthorized Disposal of Hazardous Materials
| Batchable Hazardous Waste (10 gallons or less) |
$150 per incident |
| Batchable Hazardous Waste (greater than 10 gallons) |
$150 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs |
| Non-Batchable Hazardous Waste |
$150 per incident plus all handling and disposal costs |