Santa Barbara County Transfer Station

Facility details

Address

4430 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Phone

(805) 681-4345

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Facility type

Transfer Station

Operator

Municipal

County

Santa Barbara County

EPA Region

9

Data sources

Overture Maps 2026-05-20

Last verified

2026-10-15

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070087775

Programs on file: NPDES permit CAZ186132

Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL

About this facility

A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

• South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
• Goleta Recycling Center Recycling 3.8 mi · Goleta, CA
• Marborg C&D Recycling and Transfer Facility Transfer Station 5.5 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
• Ellwood Reclamation Inert Landfill Operation Landfill 7.1 mi · Goleta, CA
• Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Landfill 19.5 mi · Goleta, CA

Nearest landfill: Ellwood Reclamation Inert Landfill Operation, Goleta — 7.1 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• The Junkluggers of Santa Barbararemix Market Santa Barbara0.8 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 2 drivers
• Abatex1.6 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 1 driver
• Paper Pick Up Recyclers3.9 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 1 driver
• Progressive Waste Management Inc4.2 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 1 driver
• Welch's and Genes4.2 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 4 drivers

Area served

Serves Santa Barbara, Summerland.

County context

One of 7 transfer stations in Santa Barbara County, CA.

42 waste haulers in Santa Barbara County, CA.

ZIP 93110 at a glance

Population

15,436 (737 per sq mi)

Median age

47

Households

Median income $129,209 · 59% earn six figures

Housing

64% owner-occupied · median home value $1,211,225 · median rent $2,326

Workforce

57% labor-force participation · 4.9% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle