Santa Barbara County's economy is unusually varied for its size. Goleta has a concentration of tech, research and aerospace-adjacent companies connected to UC Santa Barbara. Near Lompoc, Vandenberg Space Force Base supports aerospace and defense contractors with server rooms and UPS systems. Santa Maria sits among strawberry fields and wine-grape vineyards alongside light-industrial employers. And the city of Santa Barbara, the county seat, adds wealth-management, legal, government and tourism offices whose drives carry client and resident records.
- Santa Barbara: professional, government and hospitality offices, with on-site hard drive shredding.
- Goleta: lab, test and R&D equipment from tech and research firms.
- Lompoc: data center and UPS decommissioning for Vandenberg-area contractors.
- Santa Maria: agricultural and light-industrial electronics and batteries.
Our route also covers Carpinteria, Isla Vista and Orcutt, and continues north into San Luis Obispo County.
Businesses can include desktops, laptops, servers, lab and test equipment, monitors and TVs, copiers and printers, phone systems, POS and networking gear, UPS units, all battery chemistries and hard drives. Depending on the load:
- On-site hard drive shredding for records that shouldn't leave the premises intact.
- Data center and UPS decommissioning for contractor server rooms.
- Secure data destruction and electronic waste recycling for everything else.
Our own crews drive from our Sacramento facility; we don't hand Central Coast work to a subcontractor or parcel carrier. Each job follows six steps: containers, training, pickup, tracking with serial numbers where your scope calls for them, processing with drives sanitized or destroyed first, and certificates and reports. Santa Barbara County pickups run under our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications.
Santa Barbara County households aren't part of our service, since we work with businesses and institutions. Our sister company, Secure Recycle, handles consumer electronics at our Sacramento location, 3921 Pell Circle, but for Santa Barbara County residents a local site from CalRecycle's list is the practical choice for old TVs, computers and batteries. None of those can go in the trash: they're universal waste under California rules.
Can we watch our drives being destroyed?
Yes, at a business location, with on-site shredding. The certificate of destruction then records the job, and at the top tier lists each drive.
Is there a minimum pickup size?
Minimums depend on the route and the material. A stop on a scheduled Central Coast run can usually take a smaller load than a special trip.
Request a quote with your city, equipment type and volume, and we'll schedule the pickup for your Santa Barbara County location.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
Reviews
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Chris was awesome! He came in and picked up all of the e-waste we had ready for him. He was polite and professional throughout the entire process. He handled the equipment with care, including the site equipment that was already in place. I am very happy with his service and appreciate the great job he did.
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