compost Archives - The Austin Common https://theaustincommon.com/tag/compost/ Network of people interested in information, events, and resources related to Austin and the environment. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:59:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Recycled Tree Mulch Pick Up https://theaustincommon.com/event/recycled-tree-mulch-pick-up/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=51027 Mulch made from holiday tree recycling events will be available for pick up at Zilker Park starting at 9am on January 10th on a first-come, first-served basis (date subject to change based on weather). Please bring your own tools and storage containers for loading and...

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]]> Mulch made from holiday tree recycling events will be available for pick up at Zilker Park starting at 9am on January 10th on a first-come, first-served basis (date subject to change based on weather).

Please bring your own tools and storage containers for loading and transporting the mulch. Learn more at austintexas.gov/TreeRecycling

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]]> Multifamily Composting Info Session https://theaustincommon.com/event/multifamily-composting-info-session/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:30:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=49614 We want to hear from you! Join Austin Resource Recovery on Thursday, March 2, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. at Austin Energy HQ (4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723) to discuss possible policy changes to require composting services at apartments and condos. We will...

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]]> We want to hear from you! Join Austin Resource Recovery on Thursday, March 2, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. at Austin Energy HQ (4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723) to discuss possible policy changes to require composting services at apartments and condos. We will share proposed ordinance changes and answer questions.

You can also join us virtually by registering at bit.ly/3IMyBhO.

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]]> Get Free Mulch https://theaustincommon.com/event/get-free-mulch-2/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=49398 Don’t throw away your holiday tree; give it another life by recycling it! Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their Christmas and holiday trees by leaving them at the curb on their regular collection day. All other residents can drop trees...

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]]> Don’t throw away your holiday tree; give it another life by recycling it! Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their Christmas and holiday trees by leaving them at the curb on their regular collection day. All other residents can drop trees off at Zilker Park.

Trees collected at Zilker Park will be turned into mulch, and will be available for free on a first-come, first-served basis beginning January 12 at 9 a.m. (date and time subject to change due to weather). Please bring your own tools and storage containers for loading and transporting the mulch.

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]]> Holiday Tree Recycling Drop-Off https://theaustincommon.com/event/holiday-tree-recycling-drop-off/2023-01-08/ Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&eventDate=2023-01-08#038;p=49395 Don’t throw away your holiday tree; give it another life by recycling it! Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their Christmas and holiday trees by leaving them at the curb on their regular collection day. All other residents can drop trees...

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]]> Don’t throw away your holiday tree; give it another life by recycling it! Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their Christmas and holiday trees by leaving them at the curb on their regular collection day. All other residents can drop trees off at Zilker Park.

Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their trees at the curb. Set out your tree by 5:30 a.m. on your composting collection day.

  • Trees sprayed with flocking (artificial snow) are not accepted.
  • Remove all ornaments, decorations (including tinsel), lights and tree stands.
  • Do not place trees in bags.
  • Only natural trees are accepted for recycling.
  • Trees six feet or taller should be cut in half.

All Austinites can drop off of their trees for recycling at Zilker Park, even if they are not Austin Resource Recovery customers.

  • Trees sprayed with flocking (artificial snow) are not accepted.
  • Remove all ornaments, decorations (including tinsel), lights and tree stands.
  • Do not place trees in bags.
  • Only natural trees are accepted for recycling.

Drop off is between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates:

  • Saturday, December 31, 2022
  • Saturday, January 7, 2023
  • Sunday, January 8, 2023

 

Get free mulch: Trees collected at Zilker Park will be turned into mulch, and will be available for free on a first-come, first-served basis beginning January 12 at 9 a.m. (date and time subject to change due to weather). Please bring your own tools and storage containers for loading and transporting the mulch.

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]]> Holiday Tree Recycling Drop-Off https://theaustincommon.com/event/holiday-tree-recycling-drop-off/2023-01-07/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=49395 Don’t throw away your holiday tree; give it another life by recycling it! Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their Christmas and holiday trees by leaving them at the curb on their regular collection day. All other residents can drop trees...

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]]> Don’t throw away your holiday tree; give it another life by recycling it! Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their Christmas and holiday trees by leaving them at the curb on their regular collection day. All other residents can drop trees off at Zilker Park.

Starting December 26, City of Austin curbside customers can recycle their trees at the curb. Set out your tree by 5:30 a.m. on your composting collection day.

  • Trees sprayed with flocking (artificial snow) are not accepted.
  • Remove all ornaments, decorations (including tinsel), lights and tree stands.
  • Do not place trees in bags.
  • Only natural trees are accepted for recycling.
  • Trees six feet or taller should be cut in half.

All Austinites can drop off of their trees for recycling at Zilker Park, even if they are not Austin Resource Recovery customers.

  • Trees sprayed with flocking (artificial snow) are not accepted.
  • Remove all ornaments, decorations (including tinsel), lights and tree stands.
  • Do not place trees in bags.
  • Only natural trees are accepted for recycling.

Drop off is between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates:

  • Saturday, December 31, 2022
  • Saturday, January 7, 2023
  • Sunday, January 8, 2023

 

Get free mulch: Trees collected at Zilker Park will be turned into mulch, and will be available for free on a first-come, first-served basis beginning January 12 at 9 a.m. (date and time subject to change due to weather). Please bring your own tools and storage containers for loading and transporting the mulch.

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]]> Multifamily Composting Stakeholder Engagement Meeting https://theaustincommon.com/event/multifamily-composting-stakeholder-engagement-meeting/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 23:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=49099 If you live in an apartment or condo, Austin Resource Recovery wants to hear your thoughts on composting at your home! Please join us for a stakeholder meeting on November 2 at 6 p.m. at Terrazas Library. This will be an opportunity to share your...

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]]> If you live in an apartment or condo, Austin Resource Recovery wants to hear your thoughts on composting at your home! Please join us for a stakeholder meeting on November 2 at 6 p.m. at Terrazas Library. This will be an opportunity to share your thoughts about composting and organics diversion at multifamily homes.

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]]> How To Recycle Right In Austin https://theaustincommon.com/how-to-recycle-right-in-austin/ https://theaustincommon.com/how-to-recycle-right-in-austin/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:14:36 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?p=48790 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....

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Austinites You Should Know

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.

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Click the badge above to schedule an appointment at the City of Austin Recycle & Reuse Drop-Off Center to properly dispose of plastic bags and batteries.

This post is sponsored by Austin Resource Recovery. All Austin Common sponsors are screened by The Austin Common team to ensure they’re doing good for their employees, our community, and the planet.

Sure, you recycle… but are you doing it correctly? We teamed up with Austin Resource Recovery to share some tips (and common mistakes) to help you recycle right! 

 

PS – These tips are designed for Austin Resource Recovery curbside customers (who are primarily residents of single-family homes). If you live in a large apartment or condo complex in Austin, your trash and recycling is picked up by a private hauling company, so they might have different rules and recommendations than those listed below. 

 

In particular, some apartment complexes/condos offer valet pickup service and specifically instruct their tenants to put recycling into bags. Likely, they are just using the bags to make it easier to pick up the recycling from your doorstep and then emptying the bags of their contents before taking them to a recycling facility. 

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Click here to schedule an appointment for the City of Austin Recycle & Reuse Drop-Off Center. 

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Click here to schedule an appointment for the City of Austin Recycle & Reuse Drop-Off Center and click here for a list of Austin Public Libraries that are currently accepting batteries. 

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Have any more recycling/trash/composting related questions? Use Austin Resource Recovery’s “What Do I Do With…” tool to figure out which items you can and can’t recycle/compost. 

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]]> https://theaustincommon.com/how-to-recycle-right-in-austin/feed/ 0 Kitchen Compost Collector Giveaway https://theaustincommon.com/event/kitchen-compost-collector-giveaway-2/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=48118 Austin Resource Recovery customers can attend this distribution event to get a free kitchen compost collector. Look for the Austin Resource Recovery tent outside the playground fence (in the section of the parking lot closest to the closed pool). Residents will be able to pickup...

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]]> Austin Resource Recovery customers can attend this distribution event to get a free kitchen compost collector.

Look for the Austin Resource Recovery tent outside the playground fence (in the section of the parking lot closest to the closed pool). Residents will be able to pickup kitchen compost collectors and ask questions.

Kitchen collectors are available while supplies last.

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]]> Pop-up Kitchen Collector Distribution https://theaustincommon.com/event/pop-up-kitchen-collector-distribution/ Sat, 07 May 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=48039 Austin Resource Recovery customers can attend this distribution event to get a free kitchen compost collector. Look for the tent in the parking lot of Building 1. Kitchen collectors are available while supplies last.

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]]> Austin Resource Recovery customers can attend this distribution event to get a free kitchen compost collector. Look for the tent in the parking lot of Building 1.

Kitchen collectors are available while supplies last.

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]]> Backyard composting class https://theaustincommon.com/event/backyard-composting-class-2/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=47430 Join the home composting community! Composting is nature’s way of recycling. Rather than sending your food scraps and lawn clippings to the landfill, you can turn them into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your plants, garden or lawn by using a home composting system. Learn more: austintexas.gov/homecompostguide...

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]]> Join the home composting community!

Composting is nature’s way of recycling. Rather than sending your food scraps and lawn clippings to the landfill, you can turn them into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your plants, garden or lawn by using a home composting system.

Learn more: austintexas.gov/homecompostguide

Get free tickets here. 

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