Amount Recycled in Austin Solid Waste Services tries to keep as much material as possible out of the landfills. To monitor our success and help determine future programs, Solid Waste Services keeps careful track of how much material we are able to divert from the landfills through recycling and composting. Posted below are two charts for residential curbside collection and brush and bulky collection.
Residential Curbside Collection
| FISCAL YEAR |
RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS |
Garbage
(TONS) |
Recycling
(TONS) | Yard Trimmings
(TONS) | TOTAL TONS | DIVERSION
RATE |
| FY 91-92 | 112,400 | 128,333 | 13,899 | 0 | 142,232 | 9.77% |
| FY 92-93 | 121,100 | 125,881 | 16,535 | 510 | 142,926 | 11.93% |
| FY 93-94 | 123,300 | 122,000 | 22,428 | 4,858 | 149,286 | 18.28% |
| FY 94-95 | 125,300 | 114,067 | 22,732 | 11,307 | 148,106 | 22.98% |
| FY 95-96 | 127,200 | 118,298 | 21,340 | 9,735 | 149,372 | 20.80% |
| FY96-97 | 131,200 | 113,059 | 24,776 | 14,133 | 151,969 | 25.60% |
| FY 97-98 | 132,000 | 107,272 | 26,107 | 18,242 | 151,621 | 29.25% |
| FY 98-99 | 134,643 | 108,228 | 26,104 | 15,593 | 149,925 | 27.81% |
FY 99-00
% | 136,200 | 109,242
71.53%
| 26,797
17.55% | 16,686
10.93% | 152,725
100.00% | 28.47% |
FY 00-01
% | 141,015 | 115,268
71.77% | 28,594
17.80% | 16,747
10.43% | 160,609
100.00% | 28.23% |
FY 01-02
% | 142,651 | 116,492
71.22% | 28,446
17.39% | 18,636
11.39% | 163,574
100.00% | 28.78% |
FY 02-03
% | 144,414 | 118,580
70.89% | 30,348
18.14% | 18,356
10.97% | 167,284
100.00% | 29.11% |
FY 03-04
% | 152,869 | 122,469
71.51% |
30,553
17.84% | 18,232
10.65% | 171,254
100.00% | 28.49% |
FY 04-05
% | 155,830 | 123,225
71.96% | 28,776
16.80% | 19,237
11.23% | 171,238
100.00% | 28.04% |
FY 05-06
% | 160,179 |
129,204
72.20% |
29,047
16.23% | 20,697
11.57% | 178,948
100.00% | 27.80% |
FY 06-07
% | 164,617 | 135,363
72.70% | 30,504
16.38% | 20,315
10.91% |
186,182
100.00% | 27.30% |
FY 07-08 *
%
|
166,736 |
69,156
70.54% |
16,208
16.53% |
12,668
12.92% |
98,032
100.00% |
29.46% |
*Through March 08
Note: The City of Austin's Fiscal Year runs from October 1 to September 31.
Residential Brush / Bulky Collection
| FISCAL YEAR |
RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS |
Disposed Bulky
(TONS) |
Recycled Bulky
(TONS) |
Brush
(TONS) |
TOTAL TONS | DIVERSION
RATE
|
| FY 93-94 | 123,300 | 4,125 | 607 | 519 | 5,251 | 21.44% |
| FY 94-95 | 125,300 | 4,605 | 660 | 1,136 | 6,401 | 28.06% |
| FY 95-96 | 127,200 | 3,937 | 463 | 1,690 | 6,090 | 35.35% |
| FY 96-97 | 131,200 | 6,062 | 649 | 1,977 | 8,688 | 30.23% |
| FY 97-98 | 132,000 | 3,814 | 485 | 1309 | 5,607 | 31.98% |
| FY 98-99 | 134,643 | 4,638 | 1,450 | 1,823 | 7,911 | 41.37% |
FY 99-00
% |
138,700 | 4,472
59.72% |
935
12.48% | 2,081
27.79% | 7,488
100.00% | 40.28% |
FY 00-01
% |
143,803 | 6,564
59.30% | 1,330
12.01% | 3,175
28.68% | 11,069
100.00% | 40.70% |
FY 01-02
% |
144,806 | 7,404
61.45% |
1,149
9.54% | 3,495
29.01% | 12,048
100.00% | 38.55% |
FY 02-03
% |
146,569 | 7,334
62.96% | 754
6.47% | 3,560
30.56% | 11,648
100.00% | 37.04% |
FY 03-04
% |
152,869 | 7,112
56.66% | 389
3.10% | 5,050
40.24% | 12,551
100.00% | 43.34% |
FY 04-05
% |
162,024 | 7,241
58.72% | 293
2.37% |
4,797
38.90% | 12,330
100.00% | 41.28% |
FY 05-06
% |
166,924 | 7,706
62.24% | 211
1.70% | 4,464
36.06% |
12,381
100.00% | 37.76% |
FY 06-07
% |
171,535 | 7,199
51.35% |
207
1.48% | 6,614
47.18% | 14,020
100.00% | 48.65% |
FY 07-08 *
% |
173,753 |
3,647
49.93% |
107
1.46% |
3,550
48.60% |
7,304
100.00% |
50.07% |
*Through March 08
Note: Tires included in Recycled Bulky starting April, 2007.
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