Zero extra bags are collected for free in Austin. Austin Resource Recovery strictly requires all regular household waste to fit entirely inside your designated brown or blue Pay-As-You-Throw cart with the lid closed flat. Any extra garbage bags placed next to your cart require an official extra trash sticker affixed to each bag. Extra trash stickers cost 5 dollars each and can be bought at local H-E-B, Randalls, and Fiesta grocery stores. If you set out extra bags without stickers, crews will still collect them, but Austin Resource Recovery automatically charges a 10 dollar and 90 cent fee per untagged bag directly to your monthly Austin Energy utility bill.
Pickup schedules vary block-by-block. Look up your address on TrashReminders to get your exact weekly trash day, bi-weekly recycling rotation, and holiday delays.
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