The city’s Resource Recovery Department continues its push toward its goal of Zero Waste by 2040 by doubling its current program to test curbside compost collection. Officially calling it the Curbside Organics Collection Pilot, city officials are hoping they can convince residents in selected neighborhoods to put their food scraps, yard waste and unrecyclable paper […]
Curbside Organics Collection
Austinese for curbside composting collection. A pilot program was established in late 2012. It continues to expand. At the end of the program, Austin Resource Recovery staff are set to present findings to Council. That could trigger a future program.