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Austin Resource Recovery provides weekly, curbside yard trimmings collection to single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes in Austin. Yard trimmings are grass clippings, leaves and small branches or limbs that are no longer than 5 feet and no thicker than 3 inches in diameter.
Yard trimmings are composted and made into Dillo Dirt™.
Collection Schedule
Not sure what day to set out your yard trimmings? Learn more about regular and holiday curbside collection schedules, or call 3-1-1.
Collection Guidelines
- Place your yard trimmings at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on your collection day.
- Place trash, recyclables and yard trimmings 5 feet apart to allow our automated trucks to collect materials safely and efficiently.
- Put yard trimmings in lawn-and-leaf kraft paper bags or a reusable container that is no larger than 34-gallons and no heavier than 50 pounds.
- Small branches should be tied with string or twine into manageable bundles no heavier than 50 pounds.
- Yard trimmings placed at the curb in plastic bags will be collected as trash and will be subject to extra trash fees.
- Did we miss your cart? Call Austin Resource Recovery at 3-1-1 or send us an e-mail. We will come by to pick up the missed material as soon as possible.
- Brush and tree limbs too large to be collected during regular yard trimmings collection can be collected during periodic large brush collection.
Rates and Fees
Austin Resource Recovery provides bundled services to manage your trash, recycling and yard trimmings. Costs are based on your trash cart size. We offer four trash cart sizes; choose the size that best fits your household’s needs.
Save money on your utility bill by recycling as much as possible, setting aside yard trimmings for composting collection, and choosing a smaller trash cart.
Learn more about pricing and trash cart size options.
