Austin, TX
Sustainably Deep in the Heart of Texas
The Austin Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) services most of the City of Austin residents and surrounding communities.
Show Accepted MaterialsEst. in
2012
Processes
113 K+
Tons Yearly Workers
90 +
Our Austin Materials Recovery Facility
The Austin Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is Balcones’ original flagship location. Balcones opened the recycling facility in 2012 after winning part of the City of Austin’s residential recycling contract, effectively kickstarting our residential single stream program. The system has a processing capacity of 25 tons-per-hour and recovers between 11K and 15K tons of both commercial and residential recyclables each month.
The Glass Recycling Coalition awarded the Austin MRF with their gold certification for their MRF glass, making it the second Balcones MRF to achieve this accomplishment. The facility employs approximately 120 workers and services most of the City of Austin’s single-family households, plus 75 percent of Class A office buildings.
Recycling Right
Accepted Materials
Paper (includes office paper, newspaper, and card stock)
Cardboard
Plastic bottles and containers
Aluminum cans
Tin containers
Glass bottles and jars
Learn more about what to recycle in Austin below.
Schedule a Tour
Visit our State-of-the-Art MRF in Austin
We believe a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is the best classroom for recycling and environmental education. If you are interested in touring our Austin MRF, click “Schedule a Tour” or visit our Contact Us to submit your request.
Schedule a TourHow to Recycle
The decisions we make when placing items in the recycling bin have a big impact. Recycling right helps processors recover more resources from the waste stream, and depositing the wrong items has the opposite effect. We have compiled resources, from how-tos to useful links, to help navigate all the information about recycling right.
Buy Recycled Materials
Recovering the material. Giving it a new life. Putting it back into circulation. Starting again.
Recycled materials play an important role in the circular economy, enabling manufacturers to use recycled plastic, glass and metal in lieu of virgin materials. Separated recyclables available for sale include:
- Cardboard (OCC)
- Paper (various grades including MXP, SOP, CBS and SWL)
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET #1)
- High Density Polyethylene-Natural (HDPE #2)
- High Density Polyethylene-Color (HDPE #2)
- Polypropylene (PP #5)
- Aluminum (UBC, including Class III)
- Tin
- Glass
