EDUCATION.
Austin City Code § 15-6-93
in effect§ 15-6-93 - EDUCATION.
(A) The responsible party for an affected premises shall provide landfill diversion information and instructions in accordance with rules adopted by the director to:
(1) all tenants and employees of the premises annually;
(2) a new employee or tenant no later than the thirtieth day after the tenant occupies or the employee begins work at the premises; and
(3) all employees or tenants not later than the 30th day after a substantive change in the landfill diversion service offered at the premises.
(B) The responsible party shall provide landfill diversion information and instructions in accordance with rules adopted by the director to:
(1) each business, tenant, or organization located at the premises annually;
(2) a business, tenant, or organization newly located to the premises not later than the 30th day after any change in occupancy; and
(3) all occupancies at the premises not later than the 30th day after a change in the landfill diversion service offered.
(C) All information and documentation, including signage, required to be provided to persons or posted as public information under this article shall be written in English and Spanish and include universal symbols as adopted by the director.
(D) Each container designated or used for collection and disposal of materials to a state-recognized landfill shall be prominently marked "Landfill Trash" in English and Spanish and in compliance with the rules adopted by the director.
(E) Each container designated or used for collection or transport of recyclable or organic materials shall be affixed with a sign that includes:
(1) the universal chasing arrows recycling symbol;
(2) the type of materials accepted written in English and Spanish; and
(3) the term "Recycling" or "Compostables" or "Organics", as appropriate.
Source: 1992 Code Section 12-3-143; Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20101104-018; Ord. 20130425-007; Ord. No. 20140612-010, Pt. 6, 6-23-14; Ord. No. 20230921-004, Pt. 3, 10-2-23.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15UTRE_CH15-6SOWASE_ART5UNRE_DIV2SE_S15-6-93EDFetched: 10/27/2026