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A Year's Cheers
The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...The Trash Project, employees of the city of Austin Solid Waste Services Department..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Daily Hustle: 5/5/10
One dog of a post
"...and Commission roster: City Council's Public Health and Human Services committee meets today, with potential new regulations for mobile..."

May 5, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Eco Currents
Saving the planet, one Earth Day activity at a time
"...and zero-energy suburbs) and provides info on local products, services, and organizations. See www.environmentaldirectory.info...."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Daily Hustle: 4/20/10
Richard Garriott. 4/20. Coincidence?
"...announcement of two programs in line with the city's zero-waste goals: eco awareness campaign One Green Step, and the..."

April 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 4/14/10
Gotta get over the hump
"...to Treasure – Economic Development & Green Industry,” from Solid Waste Services...."

April 14, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Hangover
Recycling, homeless housing, and spandex – cure for a migraine?
"...over the contract extension, with green-minded members of the Solid Waste Advisory Commission not wanting to see the city..."

March 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Muffing the MRF
Who's left to bid on running the city's recycling facility?
"...Greenstar for an extra year, to September 2011 (see "Solid Waste Services," Dec. 4, 2009)...."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Imagining Austin
Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future
"...children living in poverty, parks and green space, public services, a healthy economy, and more. As a guiding document..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Top 9 Enviro Stories
"...5) NOW THAT'S SOLID Acknowledging a serious lack of progress on Austin's recycling..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

City Hall Hustle: Top 9 City Council Stories
"...budget planning. Public forums in which citizens prioritized city services were both praised for transparency and panned as cover..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Top 9 Lasting Impressions in Dance From 2009
Recalling a year in which cranes became dancers and dancers became stars
"...2. This colossal collaboration between director Allison Orr, Austin's Solid Waste Services department, and others deserves its own mention...."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Top 9 Dance and Classical Music Treasures of 2009
Uncommon beauty and power danced a potent duet in the music and movement of 2009
"...TRASH PROJECT' (FORKLIFT DANCEWORKS) Allison Orr's epic team-up with Solid Waste Services yielded so much loveliness: garbage trucks like..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Hall Hustle: It All Costs Real Money
Historic zoning, affordable housing, recycling, firefighting ... and laundry
"...to September. That was the option recommended by the Solid Waste Advisory Commission and the shortest of three proposed..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...same should apply to Texas' pledge. – Jordan Smith Solid Waste Services: Onward and Upward..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: It Ain't Xmas Yet
Council closing in on a raft of unfinished business
"...city unwrapped its new hire to head the evolving Solid Waste Services department: Robert Gedert. He comes to Austin..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Headlines
"...contract that the transit agency couldn't abide. Herzog Transit Services will now handle MetroRail operations and maintenance, and Watco..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast Takes Out the Trash!
Zoning matters, a new head for Solid Waste Services, and more Fleet Services fallout
"...the recent hiring of Robert Gedert to head the Solid Waste Services department, as told to us by Richard..."

Dec. 10, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

New SWS Director Announced
California Resource Recovery Association boss Robert Gedert to run recycling
"...Executive Director Robert Gedert will take the reins at Solid Waste Services, starting Feb. 1, 2010...."

Dec. 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Solid Waste Services
Toward a greener future
"...leadership to the issue: selecting a new director for Solid Waste Services, renegotiating the existing recycling contract with Greenstar..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Tire Mound of Mystery
Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance
"...every type of vehicle managed by the city's Fleet Services Divi­sion – including police cruisers, ambulances, garbage trucks, and..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Politics Gift Guide
Giving and goading this holiday season
"...bone-shaped dog-poop bag holder that attaches to a leash. Solid Waste Services distributes reusable cloth shopping bags. The Austin..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature

Off the Record
Slow, Stoned, Rugged: A tribute to Austin's original cosmic soulman Rusty Wier
"...musician. He understood the craft of songwriting. He didn't waste words. He'd cut right to it."..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Are You Experienced?
Why art that actively engages audiences is quintessentially Austin
"...rain-slicked tarmac and cheering on employees from the city's Solid Waste Services department as they performed choreographed dances with..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Trash Project
In turning sanitation workers into dancers and machines into giant birds, this work thrilled
"...Allison Orr, showcased the equipment and organization of Austin's Solid Waste Services, as well as its skilled, hardworking crew..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

One Fiscal Year Down, Another on the Way
Council gives thumbs up to 2010 budget
"...transmission costs, was shelved. Proposed hikes to trash and solid-waste services were canned, except for an increase to 90-gallon..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Landfill Will Top Mount Bonnell in Height
TCEQ OKs landfill's march toward Austin's highest point
"...On Sept. 9, the Solid Waste Advisory Commission received a long-awaited report from consultants..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Corps de Garbage
Allison Orr's latest dance pays tribute to the working folks who take out the trash
"...it will be the employees and equipment of Austin Solid Waste Services that will realize Orr's choreographic vision...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res publica
Citizens calendar, Aug. 27-Sept. 3
"...what they learned and lead a discussion on the consolidation of mass media. 7-9pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature

Cast Away
Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood
"...Street Neighborhood Plan overlay, it was rezoned for commercial services, but "the zoning would not kick in until they..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Res Publica
Citizens calendar, Aug. 20-27
"...what they learned and lead a discussion on the consolidation of mass media. 7-9pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature

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