ACR visits the new COA Recycling and Reuse Drop Off Center
I visited the new City of Austin Recycling and Reuse Drop Off Center in December. I was excited to see the new options that are available and most importantly to see the new styrofoam compressor.
Styrofoam has been a difficult material to deal with since it takes up so much space and weighs so little; it was economically not efficient to fill a truck and ship styrofoam anywhere. A large cardboard box of styrofoam (first photo) will make one of the pieces that you can see in the box. (Second photo)[gallery size="medium" columns="2" ids="4125,4126"][gallery columns="2" ids="4127,4128"]
The new center now accepts many materials and has expanded what is available in its "Reuse Store"
Accepted Items
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- Plastic bags (clean and dry)
- Plastic film / plastic wrap (clean and dry)
- Styrofoam (clean and dry)
- Scrap metal
Large hard plastic items
- Lawn chairs and furniture
- Playground equipment
- Children’s pools
- Pet carriers
- Trash cans
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- Cardboard
- Hard plastic
- Paper
- Cans and foil
- Glass bottles and jars
Not Accepted
- Mattresses
- Furniture
- Toilets
- Non-recyclable trash
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ReUse Store: Availability varies, but items may include:
- Art supplies
- Cleaning products
- Household chemicals
- Automotive fluids
- Recyclable batteries