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By Rosario Lopez-Cadenas The City of Austin now offers a new, convenient solution for residents to safely dispose of household hazardous waste (HHW) through its on-demand HHW collection service. Residents can now get rid of toxic or hazardous…
By Allison Strupeck Composting collection at apartments and other multifamily properties is a newer concept for most folks in Austin—including property managers. Hiring a licensed hauler and providing convenient access to composting are just the…
By Michael Taylor Electronics can’t be recycled in your blue recycling cart. When electronics are placed in a blue cart, they often end up in landfills, creating environmental hazards. Electronics contain valuable materials like metals and plastics…
By Allison Strupeck True or false: Disposables are cheaper than reusables. False! Restaurants that switched from single-use to reuseable service ware consistently saved money for their businesses—according to Upstream, the non-profit authors of…
By Jeff Patterson You probably don’t think much about tossing out leftovers or food that is past its “sell-by” date. Unfortunately, throwing away unconsumed food contributes to a larger collective problem of food waste. All told, some 1.24 million…
By Michael Taylor Styrofoam doesn’t go in your blue recycling cart, and it does not belong in your trash cart or dumpster. Since it isn’t biodegradable, Styrofoam winds up in landfills and can take hundreds of years to break down. So where does it go…
By Michael Taylor Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) collects the contents of blue, residential recycling carts and hauls them to a local recycling facility, known as a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). From there, the MRF handles sorting the materials…
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Road to Zero Waste features tips, how-to's, stories, news, and inspirational ideas on rethinking your waste. Follow our blog to learn about how you can make a difference and help Austin achieve its Zero Waste Goal by the year 2040. Together we can all help keep Austin weird, eco-friendly and beautiful.