We’ve all seen the pictures of growing landfills and trash-filled oceans… But how do we go from a society that throws away 4.5 lbs a day to one that throws away nothing? That’s what we explore in our recycling + zero waste stories.
About Austin Resource Recovery This post is sponsored by our community partner, Austin Resource Recovery, the city department whose mission is to achieve zero waste by providing excellent customer services that promotes waste reduction, increases resource recovery, and supports the City of Austin’s sustainability efforts.
Summary The holidays are here. Our gift guide has everything you need to know to shop local & eco-friendly this year. Action Box Don’t forget to shop local this holiday season! Want to shop local, but don’t know where to begin? Feeling stressed because you
About Austin Resource Recovery This post is sponsored by our community partner, Austin Resource Recovery, the city department whose mission is to achieve zero waste by providing excellent customer services that promotes waste reduction, increases resource recovery, and supports the City of Austin’s sustainability efforts.
About The Author This sponsored post was written by Keri Greenwalt (in Dec. 2020) from Austin Resource Recovery, the city department that is working to reach Austin’s goal of zero waste by 2040. Action Box Try to reduce waste this holiday season by gifting experiences
About The Author This sponsored post was written by Keri Greenwalt from Austin Resource Recovery, the city department that is working to reach Austin’s goal of zero waste by 2040. Action Box Don’t forget to compost your pumpkins when you’re done with them! This post
About Austin Resource Recovery This post is sponsored by our community partner, Austin Resource Recovery, the city department whose mission is to achieve zero waste by providing excellent customer services that promote waste reduction, increase resource recovery, and support the City of Austin’s sustainability efforts.
About The Author This post was written by the team at Austin Resource Recovery. Austin Resource Recovery is the city department responsible for trash, recycling, & composting services in Austin. Action Box Celebrate the holidays this year in a way that is eco-friendly and COVID-safe.
About The Author This post was written by Ashley Pace and Keri Greenwalt from Austin Resource Recovery. Austin Resource Recovery is the city department responsible for trash, recycling, & composting services in Austin. Action Box Celebrate Thanksgiving this year in a way that is eco-friendly
Summary Ruckify is hosting a paddling event on October 25th to benefit Community First! Village. Action Box RSVP for Paddle Community! This post is sponsored by Ruckify. All Austin Common sponsors are screened by The Austin Common team to ensure they’re doing good for their employees,
About the Org Keep Austin Together is an initiative to provide prepared meals to Travis County residents who have been impacted by COVID-19. Action Box Help distribute meals to Austinites impacted by COVID-19. Click this box to sign up to volunteer. Remember when we told
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Summary In this guest post, Austin Resource Recovery reveals the winners of the [Re]Verse Pitch Competition, which challenges Austinites to turn “waste” materials into the foundations of new business enterprises. About The Author This post was written by Austin Resource Recovery, our city’s trash, recycling,
Summary ARR Director Ken Snipes thanks Austin’s sanitation workers for keeping our city safe and clean and asks the public to help ensure their safety. About The Author Ken Snipes in the Director of Austin Resource Recovery, the city department responsible for residential curbside collection