Sustainable Austin Blog

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Food waste in the U.S. is a serious problem that only gets worse during the holidays.

Here are a few tips to help you have a sustainable Thanksgiving with friends and family while reducing your carbon footprint...

Fall is here, and Halloween is right around the corner! But, before you start breaking out the carving tools for your Jack-O-Lanterns, be sure you’ve got a plan for what to do with the seeds, pulp, and finished product. Avoid throwing out your pumpkin’s treasured innards and reduce pumpkin waste by following these tips:

Roast the seeds

Depending on who you ask, half the fun is scooping out the…

I’m helping to make Austin Net-Zero through inclusive storytelling, sustainable fashion, and community organizing.

Meet Reza Cristián, founder of SUSTAIN THE MAG, co-founder of the…

We’re excited to share another Employee Sustainability Spotlight, where we highlight the ways in which employees across the City of Austin organization are centering sustainability in their own lives. Today, we bring you Darrell Hutchinson, a Conservation Biologist with Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division.

Darrell relocated to Austin with his wife, Monica, in 2…

I’m helping to make Austin Net-Zero by building and advocating for affordable housing projects.

Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero: Jason John Paul Haskins, an architect with hatch + Ulland Owen…

When a package arrives at your door, have you ever thought about all it takes to get there? A product is made, likely in a factory. It might be packaged and shipped to a warehouse, where it then is picked up, packaged again, and shipped to you by boats, planes, and trucks. So many steps in this process create waste, and all of them negatively impact our planet. 

The first full week of September is celebrated as Zero Waste Week around the world. At the Office of Sustainability, we know that a sustainable city is one where we all consider how to reduce consumption, reuse…

You certainly can’t tell by the weather, but Fall is approaching, and it’s back-to-school time! As a new school year begins, families stock up on supplies and gear up for the routine of packed lunches, homework, and hustling out the door each morning. But the back-to-school season also brings a spike in waste from all the shopping and school supplies. This year, keep sustainability in mind with these tips for an eco-friendly start to school.

I’m helping to make Austin Net-Zero by weaving plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for unhoused people.

Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero: Kiana Salazar, an artist and AmeriCorps member using her creative skills for good. Through the AmeriCorps program, Kiana served with local nonprofit …