Austin Trash
Pickup Schedule
Find your collection day for trash, recycling, and composting. Powered by Austin Resource Recovery.
Type your house number and street. If you are not in Austin, add your city and state - like 123 Main St, Austin, TX.
Covers all Austin city limits — Downtown, East Austin, South Congress, Zilker, Barton Hills, Travis Heights, and more.
Austin Resource Recovery Services
Black Cart — Trash
Collected weekly
Household waste that can't be recycled or composted. Place at curb by 6:30 AM.
Blue Cart — Recycling
Every other week
Paper, cardboard, cans, glass, plastics #1-7. No styrofoam or plastic bags.
Green Cart — Composting
Collected weekly
Food scraps, food-soiled paper, yard trimmings. Austin is a composting leader.
Austin Collection Service
Frequently Asked Questions
What day is trash picked up in Austin?
Austin trash collection day varies by address. Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) collects trash weekly on your assigned day, Monday through Friday. Enter your address above to find your specific collection day.
How often is recycling collected in Austin?
Austin recycling (blue cart) is collected every other week on the same day as your trash. Austin Resource Recovery uses a biweekly schedule for recycling. Check your next recycling date by entering your address in the lookup tool above.
Does Austin collect compost?
Yes. Austin Resource Recovery provides curbside composting collection weekly on the same day as trash. The green cart accepts food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard trimmings. Austin was one of the first major U.S. cities to offer universal curbside composting.
What holidays affect Austin trash pickup?
Austin Resource Recovery observes Thanksgiving and Christmas Day with no collection. When a holiday falls on your collection day, pickup is delayed by one day for the rest of that week. ARR does NOT skip collection on most other federal holidays.
What can I recycle in Austin?
Austin's blue recycling cart accepts: paper, cardboard, aluminum and tin cans, glass bottles and jars, and plastics #1-7 (no styrofoam). Items should be empty, clean, and dry. No plastic bags or film — bring those to retail drop-off locations instead.
Manage multiple Austin properties?
TrashAlert Portfolio gives property managers a single dashboard for all addresses — CSV upload, weekly digests, move-in packets, and more.
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