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Confused about Austin’s coming bag ban? You’re not alone.Austin Resource Recovery, tasked with reaching the city’s zero waste by 2040, is hosting carryout…
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Austin’s commitment to becoming a “zero waste” city by 2040 came into question today, as the City Council approved adding exemptions to the plastic bag…
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Austin City Council voted at 2 o’clock this morning to ban plastic and paper shopping bags starting March 2013. City council was scheduled to hold a…
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City Council Preview: Bag Ban, Energy Rates, Weekend Rail and More – You Name It, It’s On the AgendaWe’re not sure what’s up with today’s Austin City Council meeting, filled with action on several long-simmering items. The council holds another meeting…
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The hotly debated question of whether to ban disposable bags comes to the Austin City Council tomorrow.The council is posted to hear comments and take…
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In its short history, Austin’s proposed disposable bag ban has already seen its share of controversy: A series of stops and starts, recent revisions, and…
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Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) presented their newest draft of a disposable bag ban to the City Council today.So what’s changed since the proposal was…
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The Austin City Council convenes again today, considering a heady, 61-item agenda. If this weekly preview is beginning to sound like a broken record,…
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School Board to Withdraw Financial ExigencyThe Austin ISD board is expected to withdraw the district's declaration of financial exigency at a board…
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Austin’s proposed bag ban isn’t a part of today’s City Council meeting. But the city is gearing up for a forum on the controversial (and somewhat…