The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department will hold two Hazardous Waste Collection events in early October — Saturday, Oct. 5, in New Cuyama, and Sunday, Oct. 6, in the Santa Ynez Valley.
The county offers the free hazardous waste collection events biannually in the Santa Ynez Valley and annually in Cuyama.
The New Cuyama collection will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the New Cuyama Transfer Station, 5073 Highway 166. It is free for unincorporated Santa Barbara County residents.
The Santa Ynez collection will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station, 4004 Foxen Canyon Road, Los Olivos.
The Santa Ynez event is free and is only for residents in the unincorporated area and the city of Solvang. Buellton residents should attend the quarterly hazardous waste events sponsored by the city of Buellton.
Residents at both collections can drop off common household items, including automotive fluids, cleaners, paint, pesticides, batteries, and unwanted electronics like computers and TVs.
For more details, visit www.LessIsMore.org.
Residents can also bring unwanted household medications and home-generated “sharps” (needles and syringes). Sharps must be delivered in rigid, puncture-proof containers.
Controlled substances, such as narcotics and some prescription medications, will not be accepted and should instead be disposed of through medicine disposal kiosks located throughout the county.
For more about pharmaceutical waste and sharps, call 805-882-3603 or visit www.LessisMore.org.
Other ways to recycle hazardous waste include:
The county’s ABOP facility at the Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station accepts antifreeze, auto batteries, motor oil, oil filters, and latex paint, 9 a.m.-noon every Saturday.
County transfer stations accept electronic waste free of charge for residents. Some local cities and private waste management companies also host collection centers.
For more about local hazardous waste collection programs, call 805-882-3603 or visit the county’s recycling website, www.LessIsMore.org.