When you start cleaning out your planting beds and preparing for spring, make sure to add mulch to help to retain moisture during the summer season. Visit the Less is More website for the location of free mulch piles throughout the county or contact your City for more details.

Schedule a FREE bulky item pick-up or participate in a Community Clean-up or Shred Day. Visit your City’s Solid Waste webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) or your City’s waste disposal providers (Waste Management or Marborg) website or watch for more details in your local paper or Chamber of Commerce E-Newsletter.

Help prevent odor, vermin, and stormwater pollution around your restaurant by keeping used cooking oil storage areas clean. All wash water used to clean kitchen equipment should be discharged into the sanitary sewer. Visit your City’s Stormwater Management webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) to learn more about Stormwater Pollution Prevention!

Two easy ways to conserve water at home: 1) Install a rain barrel to capture runoff for reuse; 2) Direct downspouts away from pavement and into vegetation. Thanks for doing your part! Visit your City’s Stormwater Management webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) or the Central Coast Low Impact Development Initiative to learn more about water conservation practices.

When trimming back vegetation, place all your unused landscape waste in your green curbside bin. Unmanaged debris stockpiles attract vermin and pollute stormwater. Visit your City’s Stormwater Management webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) to learn more about Stormwater Pollution Prevention!