City of Austin

Solid Waste Services is now Austin Resource Recovery! The new name is more in line with the Department’s mission toward Zero Waste. Now sporting a more colorful, modern logo, the Department hopes to inspire Austinites to rethink how they view trash and the City’s natural resources. Each color in the logo represents a new life for the various resources we recover.

The Department has had many names through the years, and historically, the materials collected were treated as waste. "With the advent of Zero Waste, material collected is now seen as a resource that is recovered for a second life, rather than a waste stream destined for a landfill,” said Bob Gedert, Austin Resource Recovery Director. Austin Resource Recovery will continue to provide comprehensive services that encourage recycling and keep as much waste as possible out of local landfills. Curbside services include trash collection, Single Stream Recycling, yard trimmings and periodic bulk and large brush collections. The Department also provides Anti Litter services including street sweeping, dead animal collection, etc.