Santa Barbara County Transfer Station

A county transfer station in Santa Barbara for residents who need to drop off household trash and bulky items instead of driving all the way to a landfill. Locals, contractors with small loads, and folks doing home cleanouts use this place because it’s closer than the distant dump.

Drive up to an entrance booth where staff check vehicles and direct traffic; many transfer stations have a scale, so expect to stop twice - in and out - and be weighed. The site is mostly concrete bays and a few large roll-off containers; trucks compact the trash and then haul it off to a landfill. Recycling and organics areas are usually set off near the edge of the yard, with separate drop-off points you’ll have to drive to. Weekends and spring cleanup days get busy, so there can be slow lines and people jockeying for spots at the bays.