All City of Santa Barbara residences are eligible for four (4) bulky item pickups each calendar year through franchised hauler MarBorg Industries. MarBorg also offers free curbside household battery collection, free sharps containers, and a year-round household hazardous waste collection center at UCSB for City residents.
Bulky item disposal in the City of Santa Barbara is handled by MarBorg Industries as part of the City's franchised collection program. MarBorg states that 'all City of Santa Barbara residences are eligible for four (4) bulky item pick ups each calendar year,' which is the City's allowance for large items that don't fit in standard carts. Beyond bulky pickups, MarBorg provides several special-material services to City residents: free sharps containers for safe needle disposal, free curbside household battery collection, annual household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events, and access to the Community HHW Collection Center at UCSB, available year-round for City residents. MarBorg also operates a downtown recycling center where residents can drop off recyclables and certain materials. Because acceptable bulky items, scheduling, and any size or quantity limits per pickup are set by MarBorg and the City franchise, residents should call MarBorg at (805) 963-1852 or use their online account to schedule a bulky pickup and confirm what items qualify. These services are specific to the City of Santa Barbara franchise; County residents in unincorporated areas have separate arrangements.
Bulky pickups are a service benefit rather than a regulated activity. Setting out bulky items outside the scheduled pickup or beyond the four-per-year allowance, or illegally dumping items at the curb, would be addressed as a code-compliance or illegal-dumping issue.
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