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!
Where can I recycle…?

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

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

Vacant
Director of Public Works
P: 805.356.3892
Todd.Bodem@cityofguadalupe.org

Contract City Engineer
Jeff van den Eikhof
P: 805.470.1910 ext 101                        jeff@eikhofdesigngroup.com  

Jaime Vidales
Water Dept. Supervisor
P: 805.356.3890

jaime.vidales@cityofguadalupe.org

Dayanira Cruz
Engineering Technician
P: 805.310.9052

dayanira.cruz@cityofguadalupe.org

Important Public Works Links