THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S DAY COLLECTION UPDATES MarBorg Industries’ offices will be closed on Thursday 11/23, Monday 12/25, and Monday 1/1. Residential pickup of trash, recycling, or yard waste containers following a weekday holiday will be delayed one day. Please contact us at 963-1852 or [email protected] to be added to the e-mail list for holiday reminders. Winter 2017 A Publication of MarBorg Industries ‘Tis the Season to Recycle! Winter Holiday Schedule We will be collecting Christmas trees free of charge after the holidays. To have your tree recycled please bring it to the curbside on your greenwaste collection day. If you do not have greenwaste service, bring your tree to the curbside on your trash collection day. For more information about Christmas tree recycling or for tips on preventing and reducing waste during the holiday season, please visit the County’s waste reduction website, www.LessIsMore.org. Christmas trees can also be dropped off for free at MarBorg’s facility located at 119 North Quarantina Street in Santa Barbara or at the South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station (free through January 13), located at 4430 Calle Real in Santa Barbara. PLEASE REMOVE ALL TREE STANDS, LIGHTS, TINSEL AND ORNAMENTS, AND CUT ANY TREES THAT ARE OVER 6 FEET IN LENGTH SO THEY WILL FIT IN OUR TRUCKS. FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING HOLIDAY WASTE PREVENTION It is estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste is generated each week nationwide. Use these tips to help reduce your waste this holiday season! ❆ Get creative with your wrapping paper by reusing things like maps, the Sunday comics, and posters. ❅ About 40% of all battery sales occur during the holiday season. This year, switch to reusable batteries. ❆ Consider giving an experience instead of an object. The gift of your time (cooking, babysitting, gardening) a charitable donation, or tickets to an event are all great gift ideas that require little to no packaging. ❄ Don’t forget your reusable shopping bags. ✺ And when the holidays are over, remember that wrapping paper, greeting cards, tissue paper, cardboard boxes, and hard plastic packaging can all be recycled in your blue recycle carts! Questions? Call 963-1852 or visit www.MarBorg.com
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THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S DAY COLLECTION UPDATESMarBorg Industries’ offices will be closed on Thursday 11/23, Monday 12/25, and Monday 1/1. Residential pickup of trash, recycling, or yard waste containers following a weekday holiday will be delayed one day. Please contact us at 963-1852 or [email protected] to be added to the e-mail list for holiday reminders.
Winter 2017A Publication of MarBorg Industries
‘Tis the Season to Recycle!
Winter Holiday Schedule
We will be collecting Christmas trees free of charge after the holidays. To have your tree recycled please bring it to the curbside on your greenwaste collection day. If you do not have greenwaste service, bring your tree to the curbside on your trash collection day.
For more information about Christmas tree recycling or for tips on preventing and reducing waste during the holiday season, please visit the County’s waste reduction website, www.LessIsMore.org.
Christmas trees can also be dropped off for free at MarBorg’s facility located at 119 North Quarantina Street in Santa Barbara or at the South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station (free through January 13), located at 4430 Calle Real in Santa Barbara.
PLEASE REMOVE ALL TREE STANDS, LIGHTS, TINSEL AND ORNAMENTS, AND CUT ANY TREES THAT ARE OVER 6 FEET IN LENGTH SO THEY WILL FIT IN OUR TRUCKS.
FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
HOLIDAY WASTE PREVENTIONIt is estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste is generated each week nationwide. Use these tips to help reduce your waste this holiday season!
❆ Get creative with your wrapping paper by reusing things like maps, the Sunday comics, and posters. ❅ About 40% of all battery sales occur during the holiday season. This year, switch to reusable batteries. ❆ Consider giving an experience instead of an object. The gift of your time (cooking, babysitting, gardening) a charitable donation, or tickets to an event are all great gift ideas that require little to no packaging. ❄ Don’t forget your reusable shopping bags. ✺ And when the holidays are over, remember that wrapping paper, greeting cards, tissue paper, cardboard boxes, and hard plastic packaging can all be recycled in your blue recycle carts!
Questions? Call 963-1852 or visit www.MarBorg.com
Customers can put out up to 95 gallons of extra trash, greenwaste, and recyclables on
their regular collection days for the two weeks following Christmas and we will pick it up
for free. All extra items should be bagged or bundled, and no bulky waste is allowed.
FREE EXTRA HOLIDAY WASTE COLLECTION
In celebration of America Recycles Day on November 15, the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department encourages community members to increase their recycling efforts by visiting LessIsMore.org, the region’s ultimate recycling and waste reduction resource.
By now, most of us know how to recycle bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard. But what about old electronics, used motor oil, or a broken bike? Simply visit LessIsMore.org and use the search bar at the top of the page to find your particular item. Then check out the “Where to Go” section at the bottom of the page for a list of local recycling spots.
What about organic material like uneaten food and leftover cooking scraps? Take a look at our Food Forward section. You’ll find a list of local venues that accept food donations and learn great tips for reducing the amount of food wasted in your kitchen.
For other types of organics like yard clippings and leaves, click on our Yard Waste tab and learn all about home composting and the County’s mulch program. Especially during our current drought, the use of mulch can significantly decrease your garden’s water demands.
Of course, LessIsMore.org also has tons of great information on how to reduce waste in the first place. Be sure to take a look at our Reduce and Reuse section.
Residents and businesses in the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County are already recycling an impressive 75% of waste generated, but there’s always room for improvement. Help us honor America Recycles Day by going that extra step to reduce your waste even more. Visit LessIsMore.org today!
America Recycles Day is a nationally recognized event that strives to increase awareness about recycling. More information about this special day can be found at americarecyclesday.org.
LessIsMore.org is a regional waste reduction and recycling website created and maintained by the Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division of the County’s Public Works Department.
Celebrate America Recycles Day on November 15th
America Recycles Day
Santa Barbara County’s Recycling Guide can be viewed or
downloaded online from LessIsMore.org. The guide is available
in English and Spanish, and includes waste prevention tips,
recycling drop-off and buyback centers, and special waste
disposal information (Hazardous waste, electronics, used motor
oil, prescription drugs, sharps and more). The guide is produced
by the Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division
(RRWMD) of the Santa Barbara County Department of Public
Works every year. The LessIsMore.org web site is updated
constantly in response to new information and the kind of
questions people are asking about recycling, safe disposal, and
related matters.
The guide is also printed in English and Spanish and hard copies
are available at many locations throughout the community,
including local libraries, MarBorg’s office at 728 E. Yanonali in
Santa Barbara, and from the RRWMD office at 130 E. Victoria in
Santa Barbara.
SANTA BARBARA COuNTY’SRECYCLING GuIDE
The guide is available online and for download at www.LessIsMore.org
RECYCLING COLLECTIONWhat’s Recyclable? To learn more visit LessIsMore.org | County of Santa Barbara | (805) 882-3600
ALL PLASTIC (Todo Plástico) No Styrofoam or packing peanuts.
No plastic bags.
GLASS BOTTLES & JARS (Botellas y Tarros de Vidrio)
No window glass or drinking glasses.
ALL METAL (Todo Metal) No full or partly-full containers.
No oil filters.
PAPER & CARDBOARD (Papel y Cartón) No paper plates, towels, napkins.
YESGrass, leaves, flowers,
yard trimmings, ivy, plants
and small branches.
NOPalm fronds, pampas grass, food,
animal waste, plastic bags, nursery
pots, dirt, rocks or smelly socks!
GREENWASTE RECYCLING As a reminder, the following are DO’s and DO NOT’s for your greenwaste containers:
This newsletter is printed on recycled paper!
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