Metal Trays and Aluminum
In case you didn't know, aluminum and metal trays are allowed in the City of Austin blue recycling carts.
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The small (plastic and metal) things in life
As some of you may know, I have an incredibly long list of items and topics that I intend to write about and review. Some topics are prompted by the...
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Recycling Bags Not Needed/Prohibited
If you have been purchasing blue or clear "recycling" bags to put in your City of Austin blue recycling cart, I am sorry to say you have been wasting...
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Valentine's Candy and Gifts
It's the time of year. Flowers, balloons, cards and candy. A few tips and helpful reminders are listed here.
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HEB Recycling Station
One of the grocery store chains in Texas is HEB. It happens to be the grocery store located in my neighborhood so it's the one we use. We walk to it...
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Product Review: Patch bandages
I purchased this product myself and my review is my own experience.
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Six Pack Rings/6-pack rings
I'm so excited to share that after one of the neighbors asked, I received the exciting answer that six pack rings, or 6-pack rings depending on your...
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Black Is In: black foam and plastic
This came up again last weekend so I wanted to remind you all that in the City of Austin, black Styrofoam and black plastics can be recycled!
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Best Intentions: Pet waste bags, trash bags, menstrual products, diapers
*03.18.21 the word "feminine" was removed from this post and as much social media as I could without affecting post dates and comments, and replaced...
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TerraCycle: Recycle that difficult stuff
Austin is fortunate to have the capability to recycle all that we do. We take a lot of recycling curbside and the Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center...
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