Recycling
Welcome to the City of Guadalupe’s Recycling Page
Green Living/Recycling
Tips and Info for a Greener Lifestyle:
- Start a collection box for used household batteries. When it is full, batteries can be brought to the the City Hall Building Department for recycling!
Paper
- Paper may be placed in blue curbside recycling containers

Plastic
- Hard plastics nos. 1 through 7, may be placed in blue curbside recycling containers
- Plastic beverage containers with CRV can be taken to a Recycling Drop-Off and Buyback Centers
- Many local grocery stores accept plastic bags for recycling

Glass
- Glass can be recycled in blue curbside recycling bin

Cans
- Aluminum beverage containers with CRV can be taken to a Recycling Drop-Off and Buyback Centers

Batteries
- Used batteries can be recycled at the City Hall Building Department
- Recycled batteries can also be recycled at place of purchase in CA

Cardboard
- Unsoiled cardboard may be placed in blue curbside recycling bins

Yard Materials
- Green waste (e.g., leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste) should be put in “Green Waste” container
- Yard waste can also be used in Backyard Composting. Scroll down to the “Backyard Composting” section of this page for more information.

Scrap Metal
- See “Recycling Resource Guide for Santa Barbara County” (page 38) for a list of Public Facilities that accept scrap metal

Electronics
- See “Recycling Resource Guide for Santa Barbara County” (page 30) for an extensive list of Electronic recycling resources

Used Oil
- See “Recycling Resource Guide for Santa Barbara County” (page 30) for an extensive list of Used Motor Oil collection centers
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Other Recycling Information
Santa Barbara County’s Recycling Resources
For Recycling Tips:
For Classroom and Curriculum Tips for Schools and Teachers:
For Guadalupe Services Home Page:
Backyard Composting
The County of Santa Barbara offers discounted Earth Machine composting bins ($45) to help residents start their home composting efforts.
Click here for more information.
North County Public Works Office
Address: 620 W Foster Road Santa Maria, CA
Open and distributing discounted composting bins
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
New State Commercial Recycling Law
Under the new state law, AB 341, the City of Guadalupe must implement a Mandatory Commercial Recycling plan. The regulation requires the City to:
- Implement education, outreach, and monitoring programs to inform businesses of the new state requirement to recycle
Contact the Public Works Department
David Trujillo
Director of Public Works
P: 805.356.3910
dtrujillo@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
Contract City Engineer
Jeff van den Eikhof
P: 805.470.1910 ext 101 jeff@eikhofdesigngroup.com
Dayanira Cruz
Engineering Technician
P: 805.310.9052
dcruz@ci.guadalupe.ca.us


