In the past, if you were to drive by UT's campus at the end of July, you'd see this. Or this. Now, a collection of community organizations are trying to clean things up. So what's going on here? Over 12,000 students live in off-campus housingin the area right next to UT...
Sponsored Post - from Texas Disposal Systems Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) has been a supporter of the Austin Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO), which requires property owners to ensure its tenants and employees have access to convenient recycling, since its inception in 2013. With the final phase of...
By now you've probably heard the news - Austin's plastic bag ban has been struck down by the Texas Supreme Court. So what does that mean exactly? What's the future of plastic bags in Austin? Let's take a look. Why was the plastic bag ban struck down? Austin isn't...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery SXSW, the annual 10 day event bringing countless activations, expos, and people to Austin, transforms the Austin Convention Center into an interactive landscape of creativity and learning. Then as soon as it appears, the festival seems to vanish until...
Have you ever used those green Simple Recycling bags to get rid of unwanted clothes/household items? The City of Austin wants to hear from you. They're hosting a series of open houses to collect feedback from the public about the service. (Even if you've never used...
Sponsored Post - from Texas Disposal Systems Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) has always been deeply invested in environmental preservation and dedicated to offering more than the typical waste pickup provider. By incorporating solid waste disposal, compost production, and recycling operations, TDS strives to make it easier...
By now, you've probably seen the pictures. You know the ones. A sea turtle entangled in a pile of garbage. A seahorse with its tail wrapped around a Q-tip. A bird with a six-pack ring stuck around its beak. Just this week, an autopsy done on a whale...
Guest Post - from Texas Campaign For the Environment This guest editorial was written by Andrew Dobbs, Central Texas Program Director and Legislative Director of Texas Campaign for the Environment A lot goes into Austin’s identity as a “green” city. Two of the most important - our...
Sponsored Post - from the Austin Materials Marketplace Calling all teachers! Looking for a way to find free materials for your classroom? Have old school supplies that you want to get rid of, but don't want to throw away? The Austin Materials Marketplace is here to help. Kind of...
The results are in! Austin Resource Recovery has just released the testing results from the 2018 Soil Kitchen. Each year Austin hosts the Soil Kitchen to help residents test for heavy metals and nutrients in their gardens and soils. If you participated in this year's Soil Kitchen, you can find the personalized results from...