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Austin Resource Recovery

department
17 mentions across 15 events

Also known as: ARR

Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) is a department of the City of Austin, Texas. It provides waste and resource-recovery services including trash, recycling, composting, brush and bulk collection, street sweeping, hard-to-recycle item disposal, and community outreach.
15 eventsLast active Tracked since $28.4M city spendingUpdated August 2026

Key facts

Money

$28.4M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this department.

Largest single item: $20.0M on (Authorizes a contract with Texas Disposal Systems for Central Business District collection services for Austin Resource Recovery, with a three-year initial term and up to two one-year extensions.)

Mention Frequency

Topic Distribution

Topics

utilities (16)
environment (12)
budget (7)
contract (7)
policy (4)
governance (3)
public hearing (3)
community (1)
public safety (1)

Roles

mentioned (10)
requester (7)

Location

Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St., Austin, TX 78701·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

October 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes a contract with Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) for material rate studies tracking progress toward the City's zero-waste goal for Austin Resource Recovery, three-year initial term plus three one-year extensions.

Authorize a contract for material rate studies to track progress toward the City’s zero-waste goal for Austin Resource Recovery with Resource Recycling Systems, Inc. d/b/a RRS for an initial term of t

$2.1M

September 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes a construction contract with Cedar Hill Construction, LLC for the 10108 FM 812 Landfill leachate connections project for Austin Resource Recovery, with contingency, total not to exceed $1,270,436.

Authorize a contract for construction services for the 10108 FM 812 Landfill to Provide Leachate Connections Project for Austin Resource Recovery with Cedar Hill Construction, LLC, in the amount of $1

$1.3M

August 2026

Briefing

Briefing from Austin Resource Recovery on wildfire mitigation efforts through on-demand brush and household hazardous waste collections.

Briefing on wildfire mitigation through on-demand brush and household hazardous waste collections. [Paul Bestgen, Marketing Supervisor - Austin Resource Recovery]

Consent

Public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

Consent

Conduct a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

Consent

Public hearing to consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

July 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes amended and restated recycling processing and marketing service schedules with revised pricing and City revenue shares for Texas Disposal Systems and Balcones Resources.

…t. Funding for any cost overruns is available in the 2025-2026 Operating Budget Austin Resource Recovery. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding i…

May 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes negotiation and execution of a five-year interlocal agreement with Travis County for recycling and disposal drop-off services for residents outside the City.

…impact but is projected to result in annual revenue in the Operating Budget of Austin Resource Recovery. victoria.rieger@austintexas.gov

Consent
requester

Amends Solid Waste Services administrative rules governing brush drop-off limits, fees for additional collection services, and bulk, brush, and household hazardous-waste collection guidelines. The item has no fiscal impact.

…and household hazardous waste collection guidelines in accordance with current Austin Resource Recovery practices. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. victoria.rieger@austintexa…

Memo Briefings

Briefing on Austin Resource Recovery's multifamily compost program update.

Austin Resource Recovery Multifamily Compost Update [Jason McCombs, Division Manager- Austin Resource Recovery].