Battery Bin update at Windsor Park Library Branch. A local Eagle Scout made these great new bins to organize the battery space. They look amazing! Sunday: ClosedMonday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmTuesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmWednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmThursday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmFriday: 9:00 am-5:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am-5:00 pm You can also ask your GPS to find you the closest library while you’re out and about and…
Today’s library haul. @austinpubliclibrary #publiclibrary #bookhaul #librarybooks #books #nonfiction
My comfy cotton outfit of the day: 100% cotton shirt @marigoldaustin This is a small local business with a lot of natural fiber choices. A friend of a friend’s store. 100% cotton jeans Goodwill Central Texas The Clock Tower location is my favorite. #ootd#ootdinspiration#alittlemoregreen#greenerchoices#greenerchoicesmatter#shopsmall#shoplocal#thrift
Thrift haul today: Bring your own bag here too! This is my favorite Goodwill near my house. It’s the Clocktower one. They recently remodeled and it’s even more organized. If you need kids clothes, baskets or women’s workout gear this is your place! 100% cotton black long sleeve shirt for son’s theater performance (all cotton)…
They have kid and adult rain boots at Academy Sports + Outdoors! Rain is coming Austin, are you ready? I tried to ask for rain boots for my seven old through school and Buy Nothing but no one had any. I was looking for size 3 in case you’re curious. I haven’t seen kid rain…
Thank you Mueller neighborhood! Minecraft Fox is just along for the ride. #zwbl#zerowasteblockleader#zerowaste#green#sustsinability#recyclemore#atxrecycles#neighborshelpingneighbors
Hair, not dyed/chemically treated (natural) and pet fur can go in compost. You can also try to leave some out for birds and animals who may want to use it for nesting material. Do not compost dyed, chemically treated hair, or hair extensions. Tip: The hair clogged the vacuum so use a dust pan.
As a City of Austin Zero Waste Block Leader, one of the services I offer to my neighbors (this is not required) is collection bins on my porch for items that need to get taken to the recycling center, the Austin Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center (RRDOC). These are items that for various reasons should…
Please separate plastic bags and packing things from your boxes. Also take shrink wrap, the plastic wrapping, off of things that come in curtains like bottled water and separate the materials. Plastic bags go to store drop offs and cardboard should be flattened and put in your recycling cart. #plasticbags #boxes #recycling #mixedmaterials #recyclemore #atxrecycles
Cut plastic sleeves off plastic bottles: this is particularly applicable to dairy products like yogurts, kefir, milk, milk alternatives and yogurt drinks. Check the following brands/items: Lifeway Kefir Promise Land Dairy Activia Chobani #plasticsleeves#plastic#plasticbottles#kefir#yogurt#yogurtdrinksLifeway KefirActiviaChobani