Verified 2026 residential pickup schedule for South Congress, Zilker, Barton Hills, Travis Heights, Bouldin 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 Tuesday 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 Tuesday (B-Week Blue Cart)
Clean paper, flattened cardboard, plastics #1-7, aluminum cans, and clean glass jars.
Every Other Week
Austin ARR Large Brush and Bulk Collection twice per year by quadrant.
Green compost cart collected every Tuesday.
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:
South Congress / 78704 is on the B-Week recycling schedule, with blue carts collected every other Tuesday.
En Austin, los servicios residenciales son operados por City of Austin (Austin Resource Recovery). La recolección de basura regular se realiza every tuesday morning. El reciclaje (every alternating tuesday (b-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.
“Having both text and email reminders saved us from two HOA violation letters this year.”
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