Verified 2026 residential pickup schedule for Downtown Austin, Rainey Street, Warehouse District, Shoal Creek. Sourced from official City of Austin and City of Austin (Austin Resource Recovery) collection records. Includes A/B recycling rotations, bulk collection rules, street sweeping hours, and local transfer station drop-off guidelines.
Free SMS reminders the evening before trash, recycling, and bulk collection.
Every Monday Morning
Standard household refuse collection by City of Austin (Austin Resource Recovery). All bags must fit inside curbside roll carts with lids closed.
Every alternating Monday (A-Week Blue Cart)
Clean paper, flattened cardboard, plastics #1-7, aluminum cans, and clean glass jars.
Every Other Week
Austin Resource Recovery Large Brush & Bulk Collection twice yearly (Spring & Fall).
Green compost cart collected every Monday.
Clear vehicles from curbside on sweeping days to maintain clean storm drains.
Holiday service impacts can vary by municipal franchise agreement and specific collection route. In Austin, major holidays (such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day) typically postpone collection by one business day when falling on or before your scheduled pickup:
In Downtown Austin 78701, brown trash carts and green compost carts are picked up every Monday morning. Blue recycling carts are collected every other Monday on A-Week rotation.
Austin Resource Recovery charges an extra fee for trash placed outside your cart unless it has a pre-purchased $5+ Extra Trash Sticker affixed.
En Austin, los servicios residenciales son operados por City of Austin (Austin Resource Recovery). La recolección de basura regular se realiza every monday morning. El reciclaje (every alternating monday (a-week blue cart)) y los objetos voluminosos siguen el calendario municipal. Coloque los botes afuera la tarde anterior y guárdelos después del servicio para evitar multas de HOA.
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