Approve amendments to Chapters 5, 6, and 7 of the Administrative Rules for Solid Waste Services to implement new limits on the volume of brush drop-off at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant, clarify the fees applicable to extra trash, recycling, and composting collection services, and update bulk, brush, and household hazardous waste collection guidelines in accordance with current Austin Resource Recovery practices. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

This updates the rulebook for Austin Resource Recovery's solid waste services, setting new limits on how much brush can be dropped off at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant, clarifying fees for extra trash, recycling, and composting pickups, and refreshing the guidelines for bulk, brush, and household hazardous waste collection. If you've ever hauled a load of branches or wrestled with what counts as an 'extra' collection, these are the rules that govern it. The item is noted to have no fiscal impact.

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"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

What got said

• Council member Duchen flagged declining brush pickup tonnage and wildfire risk

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