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Always dreamed of owning an electric car? Well now might be the time to buy. Smart Charge America and Austin-area Nissan dealerships have teamed up to offer massive group buy discounts through March 31st. Austinites who sign up for the group buy can earn up
Sponsored Post – from Earth Day Austin Earth Day Austin proudly announces a new partnership with Huston-Tillotson University as the hosts of Earth Day ATX 2017. After five great years at Mueller Lake Park, Earth Day at Huston-Tillotson creates opportunities to expand, diversify, and engage
Have an outgrown, underutilized, or gently used bike lying around the house? Give it a second life with the new “Keep Kids and Bikes Moving” campaign, launched this month by Earth Day Austin, the Bicycle Sport Shop, and the Yellow Bike Project. Throughout the month
Austin marked an important anniversary last week. February 15th was the 10th anniversary of the approval of the Austin Climate Protection Plan. Originally created in 2007 under the leadership of then-Mayor Will Wynn, the plan aimed to “make Austin the leading city in the nation in
If you’ve been following the news lately, you might have heard about the city’s new curbside clothing recycling service. In December, Simple Recycling began a new partnership with the City of Austin, collecting used clothing and home goods from Austin Resource Recovery customers and recycling
Guest Post from the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability – This guest post is written by Lucia Athens, Austin’s Chief Sustainability Officer. It was originally published on February 14th on the Office of Sustainability’s website. Austin’s status as a leading city has been proven
Still have that old Christmas tree hanging around? Give it a new life by recycling it with Austin Resource Recovery. All collected Christmas trees will be turned into mulch, which will be given out for free to Austin residents starting January 19th at Zilker Park. That way
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your loved ones? How about a good ‘ole fashioned partridge in a pear tree? In celebration of the season, the local nonprofit organization TreeFolks is offering a holiday gift special. For a $100 donation, they’ll deliver a 5-gallon, ready-to-plant Kieffer
Did you know? Austin Resource Recovery customers send about 3,322 tons of textiles (clothing, bedding, towels, etc) to the landfill each year. That’s about to change. Starting December 5th all Austin Resource Recovery customers will have access to free curbside textile and housewares recycling services. Here’s how
Guest Post – from Janis Bookout (Outreach Manager for Earth Day Austin) As a mother committed to the end of the climate crisis and as the Outreach Manager for Earth Day Austin, I attended both SXSW Eco and Huston-Tillotson’s Building Green Justice Forum with two
One of the EcoNetwork’s main goals this fall is to educate the public about the importance of local elections. The past few weeks, we’ve shared with you information about how to determine which City Council district you live in, how to register to vote, and
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Local artist Calder Kamin is all about taking care of the environment. With a deep love of nature and its diversity, Calder is using her artwork to question the impact humans have on the environment. Lately, her