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Austin says it is still committed to reducing plastic waste despite a Texas Supreme Court ruling last month that forced it to end its ban on single-use…
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Yesterday, we heard about a new goal set by the federal government: a 50 percent reduction in food waste by 2030.One way to waste less food is to compost…
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According to a new study released by Austin Resource Recovery, almost half of residential trash collected from curbs and going into Austin landfills could…
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It’s a familiar scenario: you’ve finished a product and are ready to dispose of the packaging. But wait… does it go into the recycling bin? Or the trash…
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The City of Austin wants to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills by encouraging residents to compost. Free composting classes are being offered…
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Beginning today, a total of 680 Austin apartment complexes – serving approximately 140,000 households – must offer recycling.It's the second phase of the…
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If the film "Trash Dance" has a mantra, it’s simple: Power to the people. Those people and that power, however, don’t conjure up the familiar themes of…
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Taking out the trash is a thing of the past: All Austin restaurants will have to start composting by 2017, and restaurants 5,000 square feet and up only…
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Austin’s one of the few cities in Texas where you might start composting to avoid being ostracized by friends.Whether its groundwater, tap water, urban…
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Austin’s ban on some single-use bags goes into effect in just over three weeks. Today, area businesses will get training on the new bag rules.The city is…