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• AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling Law: requires recycling services for businesses and multi-unit residential buildings. It also sets a statewide target of 75% diversion of waste from our landfills.

• SB 1383 Food Recovery Law: requires each jurisdiction in California to implement an edible food recovery program. The legislation requires commercial edible food generators to establish contracts or written agreements with food recovery organizations so that the maximum amount of their excess edible food is recovered to feed people. A list of food recovery agencies located in the County of Santa Barbara can be found here. 

  Mandated Food Donors Include: 
  • Supermarkets 
  • Grocery Stores ≥ 10,000 sq. ft. 
  • Food Service Providers 
  • Food Distributors 
  • Wholesale Food Vendors 
  • Restaurant Facilities ≥ 5,000 sq. ft. or 250+ seats 
  • Hotels with an On-Site Food Facility and 200+ Rooms 
  • Health Facilities with an On-Site Food Facility and 100+ Beds 
  • Large Venues & Events 
  • State Agency Cafeterias ≥ 5,000 sq. ft. or 250+ seats 
  • Local Education Agency wiith an On-Site Food Facility

For questions about recycling, foodscraps composting, and food recovery requirements please contact trashandrecycling@santabarbaraca.gov or call (805) 564-5631. 

Beginning January 1, 2019, vendors and retailers are no longer permitted to distribute or sell foam food and beverage containers in the City of Santa Barbara. Exemptions apply. Please visit the Foam Ban Information Page for more details.

All recycling and compost services are half as expensive as trash service. Replace trash bins with blue, green, or yellow bins to save money on your monthly bill.

• Waste audit - Are you putting recyclables in the trash?
• Service recommendations - Are you getting the right amount of trash or recycling for your business?/node/2206
• Staff trainings - Does your staff know how to properly sort out recyclables and/or foodscraps?
• Recycling presentations - Does your team (large or small) know about the City's recycling program and waste system?
• Foodscraps setup - Would you like your business to participate in the City's compost program?

• MarBorg: Missed pickups, extra pickups, pickup days, change containers, Trash & Recycling charges on your bill: 805-963-1852
• City Billing Office: Late or missed payments, online billing, credit card payments, autopay or water/sewer charges: 805-564-5343
• City Trash & Recycling (Environmental Services): Reduce costs for collection, add or increase recycling, greenwaste, or foodscraps, other issues: 805-564-5631