Dataset of all properties affected by the Recycling Diversion requirements of the Universal Recycling Ordinance. Affected commercial and multi-family properties are required to provide convenient access to recycling for tenants and employees. Each affected property is also required to file an annual report (Annual Diversion Plan) documenting compliance with the URO. All commercial and multi-family properties with more than 4 dwelling units in Austin are affected by the URO. The URO supports Austin's Zero Waste goal by requiring affected property and business owners to ensure that tenants and employees have convenient access to waste diversion.
For more on the Universal Recycling Ordinance visit www.austintexas.gov/uro.
Austin Resource Recovery staff is available to answer questions – call 512-974-9727 or email commercialrecycling@austintexas.gov.

Extra bags of trash that do not fit in your trash cart with the lid closed must be placed next to the trash cart and tagged with an Extra Trash Sticker, which can be purchased at H-E-B, Randall's and most local grocery stores for $4 + tax. Extra bags without a sticker will be charged a per-bag fee of $9.60 + tax. If you find that you often set out extra bagged garbage, consider switching to a larger cart for $15 (plus applicable monthly cart fee).

Austin Resource Recovery daily report providing waste collection information based on the following categories:
Report Date: The date collections information was recorded.
Load Type: The specific type of load that is being collected on that day.
Load Weight: The weight (in pounds) collected for each service on the day it was delivered to a diversion facility
Drop off Site: The location where each type of waste is delivered for disposal, recycling or reuse: TDS Landfill indicates the Texas Disposal System landfill located at 12200 Carl Rd, Creedmoor, TX 78610; Balcones Recycling is a recycling facility located at 9301 Johnny Morris Road Austin, TX 78724; MRF is a Materials Recycling Facility (such as Texas Disposal Systems or Balcones Recycling); Hornsby Bend is located at 2210 FM 973, Austin, TX 78725 and accepts food scraps, yard trimmings, food-soiled paper and other materials collected by ARR, and combined with other waste to produce nutrient-rich dillo dirt, used for landscaping.
Route Type: The general category of collection service provided by Austin Resource Recovery
This information is used to help ARR reach its goals to transform waste into resources while keeping our community clean. For more information, visit www.austintexas.gov/department/austin-resource-recovery

Austin Resource Recovery 2021 Annual Report

Dataset of all properties affected by the Organics Diversion requirements of the Universal Recycling Ordinance. Affected food-permitted businesses are required to implement an Organics Diversion program to divert food waste from going to the landfill. Food-permitted businesses larger than 15,000 square feet were affected on Oct. 1, 2016, food-permitted businesses larger than 5,000 square feet were affected on Oct. 1, 2017, and all food-permitted businesses are required to reduce food waste starting Oct. 1, 2018.

The URO supports Austin's Zero Waste goal by requiring affected property and business owners to ensure that tenants and employees have convenient access to waste diversion.
For more on the Universal Recycling Ordinance visit www.austintexas.gov/uro.

Austin Resource Recovery staff is available to answer questions – email commercialrecycling@austintexas.gov.

Garbage routes for the City of Austin

The City of Austin Brownfields Revitalization Office partners with local governments and other associations to support the revitalization of brownfields. Brownfield revitalization is a way to return a property to the community as a greenspace or as a commercial, residential or mixed-use development. Brownfields are abandoned, idle or under-utilized properties where revitalization is hindered by real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields are real property, where the expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant. The column with ftp folder # corresponds to another posted dataset Brownfield Site Data which provides links to supporting documents for each of the sites.

Listing of all recycling schedules city wide.

The Curbside Organics Collection Pilot is an expansion of the department's current weekly curbside yard trimmings collection. Since 1989, Austin Resource Recovery has partnered with Austin Water Utility to compost yard trimmings collected at the curb into Dillo Dirt.
Curbside organics collection is the City's next step toward collecting additional organic materials at the curb. This service allows residents to place large quantities of yard trimmings, as well as food scraps and other food-soiled paper, directly into a 96-gallon green organics cart. The organic materials collected in the green cart are composted at a local composting facility using a different process.

Map indicating Brownfield sites throughout the City of Austin.