Learn more about how to implement the cleaner disposal methods listed below:

Convenient Weekly Green Waste Pickup

Chipping

Disposing of Greenwaste at Landfills Where it will be Chipped/Mulched

Grazing Goats

Convenient Weekly Green Waste Pickup

San Benito County

San Benito County - Recology

San Benito County Integrated Waste Management

For the Cities of San Juan Bautista, Hollister, and unincorporated areas

Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County - Greenwaste

Monterey County

Waste Management Inc.

City of Monterey

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Chipping

San Benito County

CAL FIRE's Residential Chipping Program (831) 333-2600

Aromas, Pebble Beach, and Carmel Highlands are the current project areas.

Monterey County

CAL FIRE's Residential Chipping Program (831) 333-2600

Aromas, Pebble Beach, and Carmel Highlands are the current project areas.

Rancho Cielo Youth Campus Wildfire Suppression Program

or Contact North Monterey County Fire Chief Chris Orman (831) 633-2578

Santa Cruz County

Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County's Chipper Program
The Chipper Program is a FREE fuel load reduction service offered by the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (RCDSCC) to reduce wildfire threat in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas of Santa Cruz County. This program assists residents in complying with defensible space regulations by providing grant funded chipping services to residents who clear vegetative fuels from their property. The RCDSCC will contract a chipping crew to chip vegetation removed in the creation and maintenance of defensible space around structures and access roads, at no cost to residents. To date, 11 fuel load reduction projects have been implemented with this program, establishing approximately 46 acres of defensible space and decreasing wildfire hazards for over 1,303 residents in 489 homes. For more information about this program and other fire prevention resources, please visit www.rcdsantacruz.org.

The mission of the RCDSCC is to help people protect, conserve and restore natural resources through information, education and technical assistance programs. The RCDSCC is a special district organized under state law. The RCDSCC is also a public resource agency and has no enforcement or regulatory functions.

List of Companies that Provide Wood Chipping Services

The Air District does not endorse or recommend any particular company. A listing of companies who have indicated they provide wood chipping services in our area is provided below as a resource for the community. If you would like to be included on the list, contact us at (831) 647-9411 ext. 213.

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Composting

Monterey County

Composting Tips - Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority

Santa Cruz County

Composting in Santa Cruz County
Special Offers for free and reduced cost worm composting bins

Santa Cruz County - Greenwaste Recovery

Disposing of Green Waste at Landfills Where it Will be Chipped/Mulched

San Benito County

San Benito County - Recology

San Benito County Integrated Waste Management Garbage and Recycling Program Green Waste Recovery

Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz Recycles

Monterey County

Monterey Regional Waste Management District

Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority

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Grazing Goats

Using Goats for Vegetation Management

Targeted Grazing - A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement

List of Companies that Provide Goat Grazing Services

The Air District does not endorse or recommend any particular company. A listing of companies who have indicated they provide goat grazing services in our area is provided below as a resource for the community.

Milk Mama Goat Farm
Mali and Dustin Jensen
(831) 427-9168
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www.milkmamagoatfarm.com

If you would like to be included on the list, contact us at (831) 647-9411 ext. 213.

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Questions? Contact Betsy Hibbits, Smoke Management Coordinator, at (831) 647-9411 ext. 213.

2010-2011 Backyard Burn Season