Santa Barbara County, CA is opening a state-of-the-art recycling facility

Santa Barbara County, CA state-of-the-art recycling facility

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Santa Barbara County is opening a recycling center that will raise the county's landfill diversion rate above 85%. The center is expected to generate enough energy to be self-sustaining and generate enough electricity to power 2,000 homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Waste Management Recycling

Santa Barbara County, CA

County in California

United States

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ReSource Center Archives - Less Is More

Our new state-of-the-art facility will divert 60% of landfill waste, generate green energy and compost, and dramatically lower our community’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Renewable energy project aims to raise Santa Barbara, California, diversion rate above 85 percent - Recycling Today

The ReSource Center project is a $130 million effort to reduce the area’s carbon footprint by reclaiming recyclable or compostable items heading to landfill.

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