Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) periodically collects large brush and tree limbs that are too large for curbside composting collection. The large brush is composted or made into Dillo Dirt.
Notice: Starting January 2025, ARR customers will switch from biannual brush collection to an on-demand service. More details will be mailed to customers and sent via the Austin Recycles app for those subscribed. We encourage customers to download the app and enable notifications for updates. For additional information, visit our information page.
Collection schedule
Austin Resource Recovery customers receive twice-per-year curbside collection of large brush. Download the Austin Recycles app or use the My Schedule tool to get a personalized collection calendar for all residential curbside services, including brush pickup.
Collection guidelines
- Brush should be between 5 and 15 feet in length. Branches and limbs longer than 15 feet should be cut down.
- Tree trunks more than 8 inches in diameter should be 3 feet long or less.
- Place large brush at the curb in front of your house by 5:30 a.m. on the first day of your scheduled collection week.
- Stack loosely along the curb in one row, not more than 15 feet across and no higher than 4 feet, with cut ends facing the street.
- Please don't block the sidewalk or extend into the street.
- To prevent damage to your property, keep items 5 feet away from your trash cart, mailbox, fences or walls, water meter, telephone connection box, fire hydrants and parked cars. Do not place any items under low-hanging tree limbs or power lines.
- Austin Resource Recovery only collects large brush from its residential trash and recycling customers and from homes in some recently annexed areas.
- Items will not be collected if they are in an alley in any area including Hyde Park, or if they are in front of a business or a vacant lot.
Brush drop-off
Austin and Travis County residents can drop off brush at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant.
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