Twice-annual bulk item and large brush collection schedule, staging windows, accepted furniture rules, and Austin Resource Recovery guidelines.
Enter your street address to see your exact 2026 bulk trash pickup date and set-out window — no signup required.
Austin Resource Recovery charges $10.90 (plus tax) for each extra bag placed outside your brown trash cart that does not have an official City of Austin Extra Trash Sticker attached.
Blue recycling carts are collected every other week on an alternating Week A / Week B schedule on the same weekday as your regular trash and compost collection.
All food scraps (produce, meat, bones, cheese, bread), food-soiled paper products (pizza boxes, napkins, paper coffee filters), and yard clippings.
