Making Reuse Mainstream

Austin needs a combo of government leadership, corporate responsibility, and individual commitment to meet reuse benchmarks

"...stuffed animals are both the evidence of a successful reuse operation – Goodwill Central Texas keeps 81% of the..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Reuse Resource Chart

"...Austin Creative Reuse Accepts and sells art supplies, fabric, office and conference..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

Goodwill Hosts Reuse-Inspired Performance

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

From Brewing to Chewing

Brewnola Bars are a new kind of bar food

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Public Notice: 'Tis the Season

Parties nightly, and events in pairs

"...Two City of Austin recycling and reuse contests get this week's Thinking Outside the Box award:..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: A Tale of Two Processes

An ugly process to get to a not-awful ordinance

"...and Celebrations: The Austin Animal Center and Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center will be closed Thanksgiving Day, and all..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...Resource Recovery now accepts Styrofoam at its Recycle & Reuse Dropoff Center...."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature

Council: ADUs Coming to Your Neighborhood?

Land-use advocates at AURA are calling on Council to approve the ADU ordinance

"...arms around construction and demolition materials, to create a recycling/reuse system. Items 79 (the code amendments) and 98 (the..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Where There’s a Roof There’s a Way

City Council agenda heavy with housing matters

"...arms around construction and demolition materials, to create a recycling/reuse system. Items 79 (the code amendments) and 98 (the..."

Nov. 17, 2015 News Post by Michael King

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

Sound Check, a week of city development code-related events, kicks off Nov. 16

"...maze for a city code hinders small-scale incremental adaptive reuse projects as well as small local business growth –..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Public Notice: Gone Fishing

"...Brewery, for example – and if you have a reuse idea, you could win a grant from the city..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Plans for the Future

The CodeNEXT process is upon us

"...Recovery celebrates the grand (re)opening of the Recycle & Reuse Drop-Off Center at 2514 Business Center Dr. – a..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Bag Ban Aftereffects

Environmental advocates call for change in single-use bag ordinance

"...(big) problem's popped up: Reusable bags are not being reused. Increasing public awareness is now the top priority going..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Crystal Creek Persuasion

Austin distiller reinvents moonshine

"...And the brand's Tumblr page is devoted to reduce, reuse, recycle. "Everything that can be repurposed is being repurposed,"..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

A Concrete Solution

Should developers have to recycle?

"...send at least half of the materials to salvage, reuse, or recycling, or dispose of no more than 2.5..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

What Goes Where?

Recycling do's and don'ts

"...products, fertilizers, and pesticides? The Household Hazardous Waste Facility's Reuse Store offers these items (new and gently used) to..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature

Civics 101

"...for innovators in the fashion industry to highlight creative reuse by showcasing outfits made from recycled materials and reconstructed..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Column

Council: Rehab and Reuse

Will TNCs make it back to the agenda?

"...advice, alas), but our favorite this session is National Reuse Day, to which the journalism biz is thoroughly devoted...."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...Items. Get cracking, Council Members! See "Council: Rehab and Reuse," Oct. 10...."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature

The Austin Water Wars

"...task force recommended in favor of prioritizing water efficiency, reuse, and locally sourced water and against expensive groundwater imports...."

Sept. 2, 2014 Postmarks

The New Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

"...fans may recognize that sculptor Evan Voyles has actually reused the giant milk bottle he built for the 1996..."

Aug. 14, 2014 Photo Gallery

City Plans '[re]Manufacture' for Landfill

City hopes to create jobs while moving Austin closer to its zero-waste goals

"...be involved in recycling (of paper and wood fibers), reuse (such as electronics repair), or upcycling (most commonly associated..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Then There's This: Saving Water From Ourselves

Task force urges 'aggressive' conservation and reuse strategies

July 4, 2014 News Column

Headlines

"...[re]Manufacturing Hub," which will provide jobs in the recycling, reuse, and repair industries, in "a place where recyclables can..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature

Find Another Hobby

Alternative crafting for the conceptually thoughtful

"...Craft Austin Julia’s Crafts and Party Store Austin Creative Reuse Habitat for Humanity RE-Store..."

July 1, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Mortimer

Perry Estate Looks to Next Chapter

Two structures on grounds up for demolition

"...to the structures' removal and argues instead for adaptive reuse as part of the redevelopment. "What bothers me is..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...SA: We reuse three percent of the water in Austin; San Antonio..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Slippery Slope

To water-park jefe, Schlitterbahn's Jeff Henry, salvage equals whimsy not whim

"...bray at that high cost to ready salvage for reuse...."

May 16, 2014 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Then There's This: Water Talk Bubbles Forth

Exploring the unknown future of Austin's water supply

"...as well as alternative water sources, such as conservation, reuse, "regional transmission systems and partnerships," groundwater, and aquifer storage...."

May 16, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Decoding the Code

Next step: untangling 30 years of regulatory layers

"...the hoops at the city "has hindered small-scale, incremental adaptive-reuse projects, and the incubation of local small businesses," we're..."

May 9, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

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