Recycling

Over 20,000 people on average attend Austin FC home games, and they generate about 6 tons of waste per game. After each game, staff spend hours hand-sorting the trash, recycling and compost.

Cyril said sorting trash left something to be desired, so he's writing a computer program to help his classmates determine which bin to use.

Only a small fraction of plastic waste in the U.S. ends up being recycled. The Plastic Reduction Project wants to help people in Austin rely less on the plastic containers, forks, cups and bags we use once and then toss out.

Plastic in the U.S. is largely going unrecycled, but the city says that's not so for the plastic we put in the blue bins.

Austin City Council passed an ambitious plan in 2011 to divert most of the city's waste from landfills by 2040. Despite recycling and composting strategies, we're nowhere near where we should be.

A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.

Inside The Plastic Bag Store, an installation open this month at Blue Genie Art Bazaar, everything is made of plastic. After patrons peruse the aisles, the space transforms into a theater, and the puppet films begin.

Plexiglass barriers used to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 won't be easy to recycle. The acrylic sheets will likely have to be reused or repurposed to avoid being added to landfills.

Every day, you make important choices – about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether to spend or save your paycheck, whether to buy the…

You can't put tinsel, ribbons and most wrapping paper in the blue bin, but there are ways to recycle other holiday stuff — like your Christmas tree.