Recycling Resources

Is Your Business WasteSMART?

WasteSMART is program of Solid Waste Services that recognizes local businesses that reduce and recycle waste and buy recycled products.

If your business is actively involved in recycling and saving resources, we want to hear from you. Download and complete our WasteSMART Application [Word doc]

Call (512) 974-9727 or E-mail us for more information or to tell us about your efforts.

Austin Businesses Get WasteSMART

• BuildASign.com
• Elephant Productions
• Hotel San Jose
• Ruta Maya International Headquarters
• Silicon Laboratories
• Teres Solutions, Inc.
• Tokyo Electron America, Inc.
• Trans-Pak Southwest Crating, Inc.
• West Austin Athletic Club
• Wyndham Garden Hotel

Waste Reduction Tip Sheets

Solid Waste Services has developed a number of tip sheets to help companies, both large and small, implement recycling and waste reduction programs.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view or download the tip sheets. You may download the Reader for free here.)

• Hotels/Motels (2.2 MB)
• Junk Mail (468 KB)
• Offices (1.5 MB)
• Paper (1.3 MB)
• Restaurants (1.7 MB)
• Starting a Recycling Program (1.4 MB)
• Waste Assessment (1 MB)

Recycling or Waste Reduction?

Or both? Participating in recycling is an important aspect of running a sustainable company. It can also make good business sense. Done right, recycling sometimes pays for itself and more.

But there’s something even better than recycling, both in terms of the environment and economics: Waste Reduction. Waste Reduction is the practice of generating less waste in the first place. If you aren’t in a position to offer recycling, you can almost certainly afford to implement some waste reduction strategies.

Before you buy an item, or use and discard one, ask yourself:

REDUCE: Can I buy this product with less packaging?
REUSE: Can I or someone else use this again?
RECYCLE: Can I recycle this after I use it?
BUY RECYCLED: Can I get this item with recycled content?

Free Assistance Implementing a Program

Implementing a recycling or waste reduction program depends on your company’s size, type and location. For example, if you lease office space in a large, multi-tenant building, you will work with the building’s property management company who may be responsible for implementing the building’s recycling program. Businesses located in a free-standing structure may implement their own recycling and waste reduction program.

Staff in the Waste Reduction Assistance Program conduct free waste assessments to provide you with hands-on assistance specific to your business and situation. Our consultants help you with recycling, waste reduction and buying environmentally preferable products. This service is voluntary, confidential and free of charge.

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