Residential Curbside Recycling Collection
Austin Resource Recovery provides biweekly curbside recycling collection to single-family homes up to four-plexes in Austin. Place mixed paper, hard plastic (no bags), metal and glass directly in your blue recycling cart; no sorting is required!
City of Austin curbside customers can now recycle food and beverage cartons and coated paper products, including coffee cups, in their blue recycling carts.
Keep these items out of your blue recycling cart
Plastic bags, trash bags, plastic film and wrap
| What do I do with it?Some local retailers and stores accept these items for recycling— check our What Do I Do With tool to find a location near you. OR Drop these items off at the Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center to be recycled and disposed of safely. |
Styrofoam
| What do I do with it?Drop these items off at the Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center to be recycled or disposed of safely. |
Batteries
| What do I do with it?Austin Resource Recovery curbside customers can schedule up to three collections of household hazardous waste items including batteries a year from their home. Schedule an appointment to have these items collected. OR Drop these items off at the Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center to be recycled or disposed of safely. Find a battery recycling location near you. |
Electronics | What do I do with it?Austin Resource Recovery curbside customers can schedule up to three collections of bulk items including electronics a year from their home. Schedule an appointment to have these items collected. OR Drop these items off at the Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center to be recycled or disposed of safely. |
Other items
| What do I do with it?Search for the below items using the What Do I Do With tool for proper recycling and disposal.
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Put these items in your blue recycling cart
Paper
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Metals
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Glass
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Cardboard
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Collection guidelines
- Place your recycling cart at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on your collection day.
- Place carts five feet apart to allow our automated trucks to collect materials safely and efficiently.
- Do not block bike lanes or sidewalks. Place carts for collection following proper set-out guidelines.
- Do not bag recycling.
- Did we miss your cart? Call Austin 3-1-1 or send us an e-mail within two days of the missed collection. We will come by to pick up the material as soon as possible.
- Extra recycling is collected at no extra charge. Extra recycling that does not fit into your blue cart with the lid closed should be placed next to your cart in a reusable container or a cardboard box no larger than your cart (use the lid of your recycling cart as a size guide). If you would like to request an additional blue cart, free of charge, call 512-494-9400.
- Return trip recycling collection service can be scheduled for a fee of $20.50. Call 3-1-1 or send us an e-mail to schedule.