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Austin Resource Recovery Approved Amount: $ 0 Approved FTE: 0.00 Department Director: Richard McHale - Interim Director Department Website: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/austin-resource-recovery Department Phone: 3-1-1 Performance Measure Information Name: Estimated Percent of Materials Diverted from Landfills by all ARR Managed Collections Description: Percent of all materials collected by all ARR divisions or ARR-managed vendors that are recycled or reused instead of landfilled. This measure counts residuals received and processed as landfilled materials. Residuals are defined as non-recyclable waste and any other materials that are rendered non-recyclable due to contamination which are included in the curbside single stream recycling program. The estimate for the percent of residuals is set by periodic waste composition studies and is currently our best estimate of amount of single stream recyclables that end up in the landfill. Note: As of the 2013 audit done by the City of Austin Auditor’s office, the City was only responsible for approximately 25% of the overall city-wide waste stream from residents, commercial entities and institutions. Type: Result Current Data - Monthly 2021 Target Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 2021 Actuals 40.76 39.27 41.45 41.46 39.94 37.71 54.45 45.73 39.62 41.34 38.140 37.16 37.38 41.71 History Data FY 2016 Actual FY 2017 Actual FY 2018 Actual FY 2019 Actual FY 2020 Actual FY 2020 Target FY 2021 Target 36.780 37.270 36.88 37.88 40.27 38.5 40.76