Water bottles
Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle water bottles that are made from #1 - #7 plastic at the curb. Put them in your recycling cart with other recyclables.
If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put plastic bottles in your trash or in your recycling.
Ecology Action accepts #1 and #2 plastic bottles at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center.
Weed killer
Residents of the City of Austin and Travis County should take household quantities of weed killer free of charge to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Empty containers should be put in the trash. They are not recyclable. Avoid having to dispose of weed killer by buying only what you need.
Wet paper
Solid Waste Services is unable to recycle wet paper.
White paper
Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle white paper by putting it in their Single Stream Recycling cart with other recyclables.
If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put office paper in your trash or in your recycling.
Ecology Action accepts paper at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center.
Window panes
To prevent employee injuries, please box window panes or wrap them in several layers of newspaper and label the package "GLASS." Put the package in your garbage cart. You may be able to donate double-pane windows to the Habitat for Humanity RE-store.
Windshields
To prevent employee injuries, please box windshields or wrap them in several layers of newspaper and label the package "GLASS." Put the package in your garbage cart.
