Instead, this waste is to be redirected to compost. "Keeping food scraps and other organic material out of the landfill is important to help Austin reach its zero waste goal," said ARR Director ...
We really need to get this problem solved.” But here’s the thing — Austin has been at it for 14 years, setting ambitious zero-waste goals back in 2011 to meet the moment. A master plan to ...
“Keeping food scraps and other organic material out of the landfill is important to help Austin reach its zero waste goal,” Austin Resource Recovery Director Richard McHale said in the releas ...
Local 10 News’ Louis Aguirre recently traveled to Austin, Texas to see how the city’s Resource Recovery Department has for the past 14 years used a zero-waste strategy to divert as trash as ...
Zero Waste is defined as: The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging and materials without burning and with no ...
Austin Energy Green Building developed the first rating system in the country to evaluate the sustainability of buildings, creating a model for other cities and the U.S. Green Building Council’s ...