Austin Recycles

10/19/2026

Call for volunteers! Help Austin Resource Recovery and our friends at Keep Austin Beautiful at the annual Viva la Vida festival downtown on Saturday, October 24. This is an opportunity to help make sure items end up in the right carts, and help our community work toward zero waste. Sign up to help: https://www.givepulse.com/event/942379

10/14/2026

Join the City of Austin for a full-day event exploring sustainability, circularity and regenerative urbanism.

Austin Sustainable Building Materials Forum
Design, (De)Construction and the Circular Economy
Friday, Nov. 13 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Austin Permitting and Development Center

Explore the program and register at AustinEnergy.com/Workshops.

Austin Recycles City of Austin Government

10/14/2026

Did you know that 1.24 million pounds of food are wasted every day in Austin while over 18% of our population faces food insecurity?
Become part of the solution! Join local food service businesses, food rescue organizations, nonprofits, government partners, and more at the Food Rescue Mini-Summit.
📅 Monday, October 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
🍕 At Bambino on Springdale
👉 More info + register: bit.ly/FoodRescueATX

Did you know that 1.24 million pounds of food are wasted every day in Austin while over 18% of our population faces food insecurity?

Become part of the solution! Join local food service businesses, food rescue organizations, nonprofits, government partners, and more at the Food Rescue Mini-Summit.

📅 Monday, October 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
🍕 At Bambino on Springdale
👉 More info + register: bit.ly/FoodRescueATX

10/03/2026

Change of location due to rain! Austin Resource Recovery will be at this event to share information on programs and services, along with giveaway items (while supplies last).

Due to expected rain through tomorrow we are moving the National Night Out Kick Off Event to an indoor location. You can still come and pick up swag, materials, and resources for your individual HOA neighborhood and block parties.

NNO Kick-Off Party
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
New Location: 2400 Grove Blvd. Austin TX, 78741

All other details remain the same. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

10/01/2026

Edit: Reopening time is now 1:08 pm.

The Recycle and Reuse Center is temporarily closed due to lightning in the area. The expected re-open time is 12:56 pm (updates will be provided on this post if more lightning strikes). Any customers with impacted appointments will receive a call to be rescheduled. Sorry for the inconvenience. Austin and Travis County residents can schedule an appointment: austintexas.gov/dropoff ♻️

09/28/2026

Join Austin in celebrating Food Waste Prevention Week! You can take simple steps to reduce food waste at home and work.

For example, did you know you can put food scraps, including meat, dairy and seafood, in your green cart? You can also compost food-soiled paper like greasy pizza boxes and paper towels.

Place items in your green cart and set it on the curb by 5:30 a.m. on your regular collection day.

More tips to reduce food waste (and save money):

The Austin community throws away more than a million pounds of food every day. There are many simple steps you can take at home to reduce food waste.

09/24/2026

Starting October 1, it will cost $9.80 per cubic yard to drop off yard trimmings and brush at Austin Water ’s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant. You can drop off up to six cubic yards each day. Everything dropped off is composted and turned into Dillo Dirt — a great way to give your large yard waste a second life! Learn more at www.austintexas.gov/brushdropoff.

Don’t forget, our residential customers can use on-demand brush collection to schedule up to 3 pickups every year at no additional cost.

09/17/2026

Visit us at Austin Emergency Management's Emergency Preparedness Fair!
Austin Resource Recovery will be there to share information and giveaway items (while supplies last).

09/11/2026

Connect with us at this utilities resource fair, as part of !
September 12, 2026
10:30 am-1:30 pm
Montopolis Recreation Center, 1200 Montopolis Dr.

09/01/2026

Gonna do our very best... if you let us try!

If you've got stuff to recycle that can't go in your blue cart (electronics, propane tanks, cleaning products, etc.), bring them to the Recycle and Reuse Center and we'll make sure they get reused, recycled and taken care of safely.

Make an appointment in the Austin Recycles app or at www.austintexas.gov/dropoff.