As Austin moves toward zero-waste, the Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO) has been set to establish a time frame in which food-service enterprises will be required to compost. The timelines is as follows:
Permitted Area (Sq. Ft.) – Organics Diversion Requirements
15,000 // Oct. 1, 2016
5,000 // Oct. 1, 2017
All properties // Oct. 1, 2018
Break it Down provides a simple and effective service for compost!
All food waste can be placed in the containers provided, including meat, bones, dairy products, breads, grains, pastas, vegetable and fruit scraps, soiled paper of any kind, and compostable serviceware.
At each pick-up, the full bins are removed and cleaned, and empty bins are swapped in, eliminating the potential for odor or nuisance conditions.
Don’t forget to ask about our recycling services too — because we are a one stop shop, we save time and fuel picking up your recycling and composting, and that savings is returned to our clients in the form of lower rates than our competitors.