Between compost, trash, and recycling, Austin Resource Recovery (ARR ... a banana peel trapped inside a bag cannot break down properly. When rain mixes with waste in a landfill (like banana ...

But when sealed inside a landfill, as it is now, the organic matter doesn't return to earth, instead breaking down anaerobically ... in recycling, the program would lift Austin's overall diversion ...

Austin Resource Recovery shared the department’s latest initiatives with the Environmental Commission, detailing expanded ...

The reason for the Austin program ... recycling in this country, which relies on each municipality to develop their own policies and facilities. That model works against driving the the cost down ...

AUSTIN (KXAN ... The hometown pizzeria has been recycling pizza boxes at its restaurants with “Break It Down,” a recycling and composting service for restaurants. They also have containers ...

The decision has been roiling international markets for recyclables and driving down prices since it was announced during the summer, rendering recycling programs — such as Austin’s — less ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin Resource Recovery had a problem. The Austin American-Statesman reports the city department responsible for collecting waste and recycling had set a goal of reaching ...

Recycling is soon going to get a whole lot easier for residents in the city of Austin thanks to a new program called Single Stream Recycling that uses larger containers and greatly expands the ...

which includes an expansion of its recycling program for consumers and the announcement of a new, 9,000-square-foot Material Recovery Lab based in Austin, Texas, focused on discovering future ...