Trash Pickup Schedule — Downtown Austin, Austin
Downtown Austin is the beating heart of the Live Music Capital of the World — 6th Street's legendary bar scene, the Texas State Capitol, Rainey Street's converted bungalow bars, and Lady Bird Lake's hike-and-bike trail. The downtown tech corridor houses major offices for Google, Meta, Apple, and Oracle. Congress Avenue Bridge hosts the world's largest urban bat colony (1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats) at sunset from March to November. Find your exact trash and recycling collection day below.
📋 Quick Facts
- ZIP Codes: 78701
- Service Provider: Austin Resource Recovery
- 🗑️ Trash: weekly collection
- ♻️ Recycling: biweekly collection
- 🌿 Composting: weekly collection
- Data: Community-reported — help verify
📞 Contact Info
- Phone: 512-494-9400
- Email: arr@austintexas.gov
- Report Missed Pickup: Call within 24 hours
- Official Lookup: www.austintexas.gov
Find Your Exact Collection Day in Downtown Austin
What Goes in Each Bin
🗑️ Black Bin (Trash)
- ✅ Non-recyclable, non-compostable items
- ✅ Bag or wrap loose material
- ❌ No liquids
- ❌ No hazardous waste
- ❌ No electronics or batteries
🌿 Green Bin (Organics)
- ✅ Food scraps & coffee grounds
- ✅ Yard waste & clippings
- ✅ Food-soiled paper
- ❌ NO plastic bags (even compostable)
- 💡 Layer food scraps with yard waste
♻️ Blue Bin (Recycling)
- ✅ Aluminum cans & glass bottles
- ✅ Plastic containers
- ✅ Cardboard & paper
- ❌ No bags or food residue
- 💡 Empty, clean, dry, loose
2026 Holiday Schedule for Downtown Austin
No collection on these holidays. Starting on the holiday, pickup shifts forward one day for the rest of that week. Friday pickups move to Saturday during holiday weeks.
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