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).

Garbage Collection Routes- There are currently 184 garbage collection routes. Garbage collection is once a week pickup monday thru friday. The holes inside the garbage collection route boundaries represent no service areas for ARR.

Garbage routes for the City of Austin

This layer represents the buffered geography around the known landfills in and around the City of Austin, Texas. Due to the uncertainty of the boundaries of the landfills; the buffers are used to regulate development in close proximity to the landfills. Areas of known landfill boundaries utilize the 200' buffer. Areas where general knowledge of the landfill location is known utilize a 1500' buffer.

Garbage Collection Routes- There are currently 184 garbage collection routes. Garbage collection is once a week pickup monday thru friday. The holes inside the garbage collection route boundaries represent no service areas for ARR.

Licensed Waste, Recycling, and/or Compost/Organic Haulers. The City of Austin does not endorse any particular company, rather, we provide these lists as an informational resource.

This layer represents the buffered geography around the known landfills in and around the City of Austin, Texas. Due to the uncertainty of the boundaries of the landfills; the buffers are used to regulate development in close proximity to the landfills. Areas of known landfill boundaries utilize the 200' buffer. Areas where general knowledge of the landfill location is known utilize a 1500' buffer.

Garbage routes for the City of Austin

Purpose: This measure of materials collected at curbside by Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) or ARR-managed vendors tracks materials that are recycled or reused instead of taken to the landfill. Source: All measure data is tracked internally through the Solid Waste Tracking System (SWTS) and through third-party vendor reports.
Contains: Total diversion tonnage vs. total tonnage of materials collected, shown monthly but collected and analyzed annually. Usage: This data is used to analyze service and programs needs. It is used to help Austin Resource Recovery determine performance of department goals. View more details and insights related to this data set on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/s89s-8ru7

Purpose: This data set exists in order to provide a breakdown of quantities of different material types in the residential stream. Source: All measure data is tracked internally through the Solid Waste Tracking System (SWTS) and through third-party vendor reports. Contains: The tonnage for various load compositions or service types (e.g. curbside recycling), focusing on the amount of materials diverted from landfills by month. Usage; This data is used to establish monthly trends in the types of materials in the recycling stream. This data provides the department with a better understanding of public consumption. In addition, it helps identify types of materials that are contaminates. By identifying contaminates Austin Resource Recovery can customize public education to ensure the public is putting materials in the right cart. View more details and insights related to this data set on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/s89s-8ru7