My name is Taylor (she/her) and I live with my husband, son, dog, fish and snail in Austin, Texas. We are residential customers of the City of Austin and receive curbside trash, recycling and compost services. We have the 24 gallon trash cart.
Taylor Pfaff Youngblood 
In 2014 I became a City of Austin Zero Waste Block Leader. I help educate my neighbors, family and friends about how to improve their recycling, composting, and reuse efforts especially as regards services provided by the City of Austin, supplemented with my own research. I post on our neighborhood Facebook and Nextdoor sites, as well as speak at the monthly Neighborhood Association meetings and neighborhood events.
My goal is to inspire people to make recycling and compost and easy and every day part of their life, and to let them know about all the opportunities available to them.
Published Works
Front Porch Flyer quarterly articles:
- As of 2022 there has been some back and forth with the choice and format of publisher. I’ll post as it’s available.
- October 2021 Zero Waste Quarterly Questions
- July 2021The Buy Nothing Project
- April 2021 Bulk Buying
- February 2021 Mueller Donates with Heart
- January 2021 Secondhand: A Book Review and Ideas to Try
- October 2020 Zero Waste Holiday Decorations
- July 2020 Reusable Items vs Single-use Items
- April 2020 Recycling: Tips and Tidbits
- January 2020 New Year, New Zero-er Waste You, New Savings
- October 2019 Working Towards a Zero Waste Halloween
- July 2019 Mueller Recycling Group
- April 2019 Croaked Clothes? Torn Textiles? Hobbled Housewares?
- January 2019 It’s Not Easy Being Green, or Rather, Blue!
- July 2018 City of Austin Composting comes to Mueller
On TV:
- May 2022 If junk mail annoys you, here’s how to stop it. But wait…
- January 2020 Texas Family Practices Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Sustainable Austin Blog, Office of Sustainability, City of Austin:
- November 2019 Net Zero Hero: Taylor Youngblood
Road to Zero Waste, Austin Resource Recovery, City of Austin:
- July 2019 Block Leader Profile