Austin Resource Recovery has updated its waste collection services to include on-demand bulk pickup, replacing the previous six-month schedule with the ability for residents to schedule pickups up to three times a year. This initiative has garnered positive feedback from residents, leading to cleaner neighborhoods. Alongside this change, the department continues to invest in sustainability programs and community engagement to promote waste reduction and reuse, despite concerns regarding the environmental impact of more frequent pickups. Overall, these changes aim to support Austin's zero-waste goals.
"We started this in January and it has been a very popular change in the program. We've seen an uptick in use and we have seen cleaner neighborhoods."
"From a community-wide perspective and from an environmental perspective, to me it seems like it would be more burdensome on our system to have to do more drives out places."
"Austin Resource Recovery's investment in community programs that promote reuse and waste reduction continues to enhance its core curbside programs."
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