Circular Economy
An economic system where waste is designed out, and products and materials are kept circulating in productive use at their highest value for as long as possible.
What is Circular Economy?
The Zero Waste Policy team facilitates conversations with stakeholders about future policy recommendation to City Council at meetings of these bodies.
What are Zero Waste Advisory Commission Committees?
The number of letters sent to businesses and multifamily properties on an average year.
What is 63,000?
Our Community Engagement staff recruit Austin residents to join this program and spread the word about recycling, composting and Austin’s zero waste goals.
What is the Zero Waste Block Leader Program?
This online service lists local businesses and non-profits that accept or sell used items, offer repair or rental services, or sell upcycled products.
What is the Austin Reuse Directory?
This program helped 10 events get an overall diversion rate of 46% in FY19.
What is the special events rebate?
This program has invested $70,000 to the business community over three year.
What is the zero waste business rebate?
In addition to the ARR web page, PIO staff use these channels to post education, informational and service related content for the community.
What is Social Media?
This annual competition challenges entrepreneurs to come up with a business idea that uses the waste of another local business.
What is the Reverse Pitch Competition?
This program has over 2,000 households throwing their food scraps and other organic materials in their backyard.
What is the home composting rebate?
The number of businesses and multi-family properties required to comply with the Universal Recycling Ordinance.
What is 17,000?
This new tool can be downloaded to smartphones and used to inform customers about their collection schedule and get critical service alerts.
What is the Austin Recycles App?
This City department has a partnership and MOU with ARR to support businesses in the zero waste and circular economy sector.
What is the Economic Development Department?
This pilot program plans to help around 10 properties of this type start composting.
What is multifamily?
This form is required for all multi-family and commercial properties required to comply with the Universal Recycling Ordinance, to document access to recycling for all employees and tenants.
What is the Annual Diversion Plan?
This is a tool that the PIO team uses to communicate important departmental news to the media.
What is a news release?
The Circular Economy team focused on this hard-to-recycle material in 2018-2019 to identify solutions for keeping it out of the landfill.
What is business textiles?
This type of event receives special services from the City of Austin, including waste consultation and waiver of diversion costs.
What are City co-sponsored events?
What is Construction and Demolition Recycling Ordinance?
The volunteer-based annual activity draws in many Austinites who are interested in getting the stylish t-shirt designed for those who help out.
What is Holiday Tree Recycling?