Sponsored Post - from Little Herds Interested in raising some backyard chickens? Little Herds is hosting a "Sustainable Chicken Seminar" this Saturday, September 30th from 9am to 5:30pm at Westfold Farm in Buda. The entire event is designed with the backyard chicken keeper in mind, especially those who are new to chickens and want to take advantage...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery We all know that there is no shortage of amazing food in Austin. And yet, each year we toss out tons of it– at a huge cost to our community, wallet, and planet. Enter Feeding the 5000. Feeding the 5000 is a...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery Are you disappointed with your apartment's recycling services? Are there not enough bins/dumpsters? Is recycling not even being offered to you? Here's your opportunity to do something about it. The City of Austin has a rule (called the Universal Recycling Ordinance), which...
It has finally arrived. The first phase of Austin Resource Recovery's curbside composting program will be rolled out starting October 2nd. Phase one will bring the service to 38,000 customers in neighborhoods throughout the city. To see if your neighborhood is on this list, you can check out this map>> [caption id="attachment_32556" align="aligncenter"...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery We’ve all seen it. That egregious piece of trash poking out of the neighbor’s recycling can, or that big pile of cardboard boxes tossed directly into the dumpster and then sent on to the landfill. It’s understandable why these mistakes...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery and Austin Energy Green Building In a city growing as quickly as Austin, certain questions are bound to come up - Are these buildings being built correctly? Are they being built efficiently? Are they living up to environmental standards? At...
Austin got a big check from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week. The city won a $300,000 grant to help fund cleanup efforts on abandoned and environmentally-damaged plots of land in East Austin. In EPA speak, these plots of lands are called brownfields, which are basically...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery Do you live in an apartment complex in Austin? The city is asking for your help in identifying ways to improve recycling where you live. According to city ordinances, if you live in an apartment complex with five or...
Sponsored Post - from Garden-Ville/Texas Disposal Systems Spring has sprung! ...
It's time to give back to the city we all love. Keep Austin Beautiful is hosting Clean Sweep 2017 on Saturday, April 8th and they need volunteers. Clean Sweep is a county-wide day of service spanning 150+ sites in 31 zip codes throughout Austin. Last year the...