Did You Know?

Did You Know...?

Austin Resource Recovery

City of Austin Recycling Information Page
Our neighborhood's recycling pick-up is on the Week B schedule.

What Goes in the Recycling Cart?

Paper (e.g., newspaper, office paper, junk mail, envelopes, wrapping paper, magazines)
Boxboard and cardboard (e.g., corrugated cardboard, shoe boxes, cereal boxes, paper towel rolls)
Aluminum and metals (e.g., balled aluminum foil (clean, balled 2 inches or larger) aluminum foil baking pans and pie plates, food cans, soda cans)

Glass (e.g., jars, bottles, caps (labels can be left on containers))
Hard plastics (e.g., water bottles, milk jugs, shampoo bottles, milk crates, any plastic container marked 1 through 7)

Plastics Recycling Guidelines:

Remove metal components from plastic items.
Empty and rinse items before recycling them.
Make sure all items fit inside the blue recycling cart with the lid closed.
Only hard plastics are accepted; plastic foam, plastic bags, and plastic wrap are not allowed.

What CANNOT Be Recycled in the Cart?

Garden Hoses
Plastic foam (cups, egg cartons, take-out containers)
Plastic bags, films and packaging
Fabric, clothing and textiles
Wire clothes hangers
Pizza boxes
Syringes
Yard trimmings/leaves (set out for yard trimmings pick up)
Electronics
Food
Trash (you may be charged for extra trash if you put trash in your recycling cart)
Shredded paper
Helium tanks
Large metal items (such as frying pans and metal pipes)
Large plastics that do not fit in the blue recycling cart with the lid closed.

Did you know that all dogs are subject to a city leash law?

Your dog must be restrained at all times in public except in approved off-leash dog parks. The neighborhood public spaces, including the nature trail, are NOT approved dog parks.

The size of your dog does not matter. Small dogs can run into the street and cause an accident just as easily as a large dog. An unrestrained larger dog running up to someone out for a walk or walking their own dogs can cause many problems. If you own a dog, please do the responsible thing and make sure your dogs are always on a leash and please make sure you clean up after your dog when out walking.

Let your light shine!

Porch lights are a sign of safety and community. Doing so illuminates the block and helps keep each other safe. Crime tends to decline in neighborhoods that are well lit. Keeping your porch light on at night makes the street feel more welcome (and safer) to residents who are out for a walk at night.

Neighbors may be trying to 'do the right thing' and clean up after a dog - if your porch light is not on it may be impossible to see in your yard - especially as it gets warmer outside and walks have to be made later and later.

Please be considerate of your neighbors if you have visitors

Please remember to ask all visitors to make sure they are not parking their cars in such a manner that it can prevent drivers from seeing other cars, motorcycles, or bicycles coming and may cause an accident. Also, please avoid blocking pedestrian access to the sidewalks.

If you see a car that is improperly parked, blocking the sight of drivers, or obstructing a sidewalk, please call 311 and report as much information as you can; address, color of car and/or license plate number.