Beginning in October, City of Austin residential customers will have a new way to recycle--Single Stream Recycling. Single Stream is an improved, more efficient way to collect your recycling. Paper, plastic, glass, aluminum and metal cans will all go into one cart with no sorting. Single Stream also means more items will be accepted; rigid plastics #1-#7 and boxboard which includes cereal and soda boxes.

Solid Waste Services (SWS) will begin the distribution of the new 90-gallon recycling carts in October 2008. Because the carts will hold more material, collection will occur every other week, meaning fewer trucks on the road, reduced emissions and improved air quality. In addition, this new method of collection will provide greater safety for our employees.

If you have questions about what is recyclable or other questions, please visit the City's Recycling website at austinrecycles.com

Our recycling collection is every other Wednesday. The following dates are our collection days through September 2009. Nov 19, Dec 3, Dec 17, Dec 31, Jan 14, Jan 28, Feb 11, Feb 25, Mar 11, Mar 25, Apr 8, Apr 22, May 6, May 20, Jun 3, Jun 17, Jul 1, Jul 15, Jul 29, Aug 12, Aug 26, Sep 9, Sep 23.