Downtown Recycling Center To Close on Sept. 30

Ecology Action of Texas is closing its downtown recycling center at 707 East 9th Street on Sept. 30.

“The City of Austin’s notification that it will not renew a contract with Ecology Action to operate the downtown recycling center and increasing costs of renting valuable downtown property have prompted the timeline for the closure,” the group said in a statement on its website.

Ecology Action of Texas was founded in 1969, and its mission is to facilitate “the exchange of material by-products between businesses and organizations in Austin and Travis County” to meet the city’s goal of 90 percent landfill waste diversion by 2040.

The non-profit will continue to accept recyclables at the 9th Street location until Sept. 30.

“The upcoming ending of both the current lease agreement and city contract indicates that now is the logical time for Ecology Action to bring deserved attention to its many other projects and goals,” the group said.

Here’s a link to Downtown Austin Recycling, Trash and Litter Control.

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