{"id":222767,"date":"2026-03-27T07:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/222767\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:55:28","slug":"yard-trimmings-and-large-brush-drop-off-austin-resource-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/222767\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard Trimmings and Large Brush Drop Off | Austin Resource Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"coh-image department__image coh-image-responsive-xl coh-image-responsive-lg coh-image-responsive-ps\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Resource Recovery - Web_HomepageHeader 1.jpg\" alt=\"Collage showing Austin Resource Recovery staff, collection vehicles, and colorful curbside bins.\"\/>                     <\/p>\n<p>Austin and Travis County residents can drop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/resource-recovery\/curbside-composting-collection\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">yard trimmings<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/resource-recovery\/demand-bulk-brush-and-household-hazardous-waste-collection\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">large brush<\/a> at\u00a0Austin Water\u2019s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant (2210 FM 973, Austin, TX)\u00a08 a.m.\u2013 3 p.m., Monday\u2013Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Coming soon: Trailer size will be limited. Only trailers 6 cubic yards and under will be allowed to drop off brush.<\/p>\n<p>The material\u00a0will be composted and made into\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/department\/dillo-dirt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dillo Dirt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Accepted materialTree limbsBranchesShrubsLeaves<\/p>\n<p>Small branches and leaves can also be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/resource-recovery\/curbside-composting-collection\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">composted<\/a> in your green cart. Branches that don&#8217;t fit in the cart (no longer than five feet and no thicker than three inches in diameter) should be stacked into manageable bundles no heavier than 30 pounds, next to your cart.<\/p>\n<p>Not accepted material<\/p>\n<p>Certain materials cannot be composted and are not accepted in this drop-off program. These include:<\/p>\n<p>Treated or painted lumberParticle boardConstruction materialsTrashDrop-off details<\/p>\n<p>Austin Water\u2019s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant will be accepting material from Austin and Travis County residents only, free of charge. Individuals residing outside of Austin and Travis County should consult their municipality for options.<\/p>\n<p>A government-issued photo ID is required for entry.Coming soon: Trailer size will be limited. Only trailers with 6 cubic yards or less will be allowed to drop off brush.The drop off will be self serve.Staff will be available on-site to direct traffic and verify that all material is free of trash and contamination.The grounds are muddy and could be slippery. Proper footwear is recommended.\u00a0           <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin and Travis County residents can drop yard trimmings and large brush at\u00a0Austin Water\u2019s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-222767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}