Opinion: Let’s Encourage Austin Restaurants to Switch to Reusables, Away From Single-Use Items

Austin Reuse Coalition and Plastic Reduction Project want your help rating Austin restaurants’ commitment to reducing plastic use

"...some of the most frequent items to escape the waste management system and end up on our streets and..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Brandi Clark Burton

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Hagins aka Up Around the Sun. – Tim Stegall Carcass, Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich, Creeping DeathMohawk, Monday 3..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...Austinites who take their food for granted – food waste and the loss of organic material that has to..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see

"...Penson Viva Los Motos 2.0 With Red Fang and Municipal WasteAustin Motocross Park, Saturday 2..."

April 1, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...available (2018), packaging and containers account for 28% of municipal solid waste – the largest portion by type...."

April 1, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Caldwell County Landfill Opens After Years of Dispute

Neighbor: "This landfill should not be where it's sitting"

"...In 2013, when a Georgia waste company proposed a 17-story landfill in Caldwell Coun­ty near..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...They can't even handle a basic scheduler. What a waste of space."..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Savilino Pivots From Restaurant Gear to Tailored Face Masks

Meet the man behind the masks

"...future. I honestly thought it might be a huge waste of time, but when the alternative is doing nothing..."

May 15, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Council Recap: It's a Long Way From City Hall to the Landfill

Tensions over trash, and wheeling and dealing to Save Muny

"...deal with the University of Texas for the Lions Municipal Golf Course and preliminary approval to new housing at..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Dirt on Grubs and Composting

Are black soldier flies the hot new sustainable fuel?

"...other slaughterhouse or rendering derived products, manure, or catering waste is however prohibited."..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin and Others Convince TCEQ to Change Graywater Reuse Rules

New rulemaking creates system of credits for beneficial reuse, incentivizes sound environmental practices

"...years finding safe ways to dispose of their treated wastewater. Because those surface and groundwater sources are so vulnerable,..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Unanimously Votes to End Low-Level Pot Enforcement

Manley responds: "APD will still enforce marijuana laws"

"...from the inconvenience of wasting time following up with Municipal Court over a ticket that doesn’t mean anything, to..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...as the city moves forward, how effective can any municipal policies be at mitigating a worldwide environmental crisis? The..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...November referendum. Uncon­ven­tional Austin claims that cost represents a waste of public resources that would and can be better..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...only recently learned of the significant amount of industrial waste that was buried at the site in the 1970s,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Playback: Bombs, Beto, and the Biggest Music Stories of 2018

“Playback” recaps the news, trends, and controversies of the year. Outrage level: high.

"...gained BLK Vinyl, which sprouted up on the Eastside. Municipal Waste..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Headlines

"...they'll discuss "real estate and legal matters" concerning Lions Municipal Golf Course, the ongoing lawsuit by Reagan National Advertising..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Feature

What’s the Deal With Styrofoam Cups and Plastic Drinking Straws?

Zero Waste Advisory Commission encourages Austinites to take small steps to reduce pollution

"...decidedly anti-environment state government, Austin still maintains ambitious zero waste goals of diverting most trash from the landfill by..."

June 29, 2018 Food Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Come Get Loopy

Life on the dais, for quite a while

"...implementation plan, and approve new judicial nominees to the Municipal Court. But a scheduling conflict for Alison Alter –..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: Hello, Columbus!

Meet the would-be city managers … and an Ohio soccer team … ?

"...No Dough: Council established a set of standards whereby Municipal Court judges must consider indigency in assigning penalties for..."

Nov. 13, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Playback: Sizing Up Music's Bite of the Hotel Tax

Two new municipal funding schemes look to finally impact Austin music

"...year alone. Cultural Arts programs receive 15% of the municipal slice annually, with $11.7 million projected for 2018, funding..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...screaming for more funding? Do they really want to waste time on a contentious and broadly opposed bathroom bill..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

District 6: These Guys Again

Zimmerman and Flannigan gear up for rematch

"...constantly uses the term "subsidy" to mean only government waste. (And lest we forget, there was the time he..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Art in Public Places' TEMPO Program

The city of Austin gets into temporary sculpture in a big way, debuting 10 new works around town this fall

"...a work of art that was added to the municipal landscape was intended to endure: a bronze statue of..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lege Lines

Lege makes an anti-city push, nixes a bill limiting police filming, the Senate passes its budget, and more...

"...a slate of anti-city bills that has the Texas Municipal League sending up the red flag. There's Senate Bill..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Waste Not

Local groups work to "rescue" food from loss and landfills

"...roughly 40% of food in the U.S. goes to waste. That statistic is an estimate that includes waste throughout..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

A Concrete Solution

Should developers have to recycle?

"...Resource Recovery staff estimate that construction and demolition (C&D) waste constitutes 20-30% of the materials going to landfills, roughly..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...the city has adopted ambitious goals to reduce the waste it generates. In fact, "waste" as a concept is..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Sunday Reviews

"...clown prince of metal, Iron Reagan collides members of Municipal Waste, Mammoth Grinder, and Cannabis Corpse into a thrashcore..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...and recycling efforts, which included an 80% reduction in municipal waste on campus. "People think that African-Americans don't care..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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