All-in-One Recycling Pilot

Improvements are coming to the City of Austin's recycling program. In January 2005, Solid Waste Services completed the "All-in-One" (also known as Single Stream) recycling pilot. The pilot tested picking up recycling every other week from 60 gallon carts similar to garbage carts. The pilot was a tremendous success. At the request of participants, the program will continue in the pilot neighborhoods while Solid Waste Services plans for citywide implementation.

2008 Single Stream Recycling Schedules

Download a printable All-In-One Recycling Schedule* .

Download a printable Circle C Recycling Schedule* .

The Pilot Program At A Glance

• All recycling goes in a grey 60 gallon cart with a blue lid. Additional recycling carts available upon request.
• Recycling collection will be every other week on the same day as it is now.
• Boxboard, such as cereal and shoe boxes, can also be recycled during the pilot.
• No change to garbage or yard trimmings collection.

All-In-One Program Guidelines

These guidelines apply to households participating in the recycling pilot:

• Place your recycling at the curb by 6:30 a.m.
• Leave about five feet of space between your recycling, your garbage and your yard trimmings.
• Rinse food containers before recycling them.
• Place plastic bottles #1 and #2, glass bottles and jars, and metal cans directly in your recycling cart. Do not bag them.
• We recommend placing newspaper, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, office paper and boxboard (such as cereal and shoe boxes) in paper bags before placing them in your recycling cart.
• You can recycle corrugated cardboard by breaking it down so it fits loosely in your recycling cart or you can flatten it, fold it to less than 2 feet by 2 feet, tie it into bundles and place the bundles beside your recycling cart.
• All your recycling, except corrugated cardboard, must fit loosely inside your recycling cart.
• Only place the following items in your recycling cart: Plastic bottles (#1 and #2), glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, steel/tin cans, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, office paper, boxboard (such as cereal and shoe boxes) and corrugated cardboard.