Austin's continued involvement in the Central Texas Clean Cities Program, has earned the city a $12,500 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Energy. ...

Austin Water Utility’s Free Toilet Program is back! If you’re an Austin Water Utility customer whose toilets were installed before 1996 you may be eligible for a new, high-performance toilets for free. The new high-performance HETs (high-efficiency toilets) use only 1.28 gallons with each flush. New flapperless technology means these toilets get the job done in just one flush with even less water than some modern toilets....

What do you get when you recycle 80,000 pounds of aluminum cans, or approximately 2.7 million cans? Well, evidently $5,000 dollars and a national award for the City Recycling Challenge. Mayor Will Wynn accepted the Cans for Cash prize on behalf of the City of Austin at the recent U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting taking place last week....