Overview – How to (Best) Discard What

What	First choice	Austin Recycle	Also
Cardboard	Recycle bin	Recycle bin, Dropoff
Computer-related – NOTE! (below)	TBD###	###
Binders	Recycle bin
Books	Recycled Reads Bookstore on Burnet
Electronics (aside Computer-related)
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)	–	On-demand, Dropoff
Paper
Plastics, hard; bottles, jars, …	Recycle bin
Textiles, Clothing and housewares	Charity###

Austin Resource Recovery

Recycle & Reuse Drop-off

austintexas.gov/dropoff with notes on what is allowed and how to bring things
austintexas.gov/dropoffschedule
The Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center at 2514 Business Center Dr., Austin, TX is open by appointment only. You can schedule here.

Recycled Reads Bookstore

library.austintexas.gov/recycled-reads-bookstore
Anytime during open business hours – 2 grocery bags or standard boxes (e.g., copy paper or banker’s) or less
All other by appointment only: recycled.reads@austintexas.gov
512-974-7460
5335 Burnet Rd. google.com/search?q=5335+Burnet+Rd%2C+Austin%2C+TX+78756

Charities

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

Donations are accepted Tuesday – Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm at 901 W Braker Lane.
- NOT Sundays or Mondays.
ssvdp.org/donate-items

Burning – leaves, limbs, Xmas tree (not trash)

City of Austin
(Travis County: traviscountytx.gov/fire-marshal/burn-ban)
Texas Burn Bans Map kxan.com/weather/texas-burn-bans-map/

Cables …

What	Recommendation
Audio-Video (Analog): RCA (the ones very common back in the days, circular, red-white, or black-and-red for audio, yellow, and even green and blue for video)	Throw away basically all unless you happen to have some old obscure VHS or maybe old multi-region DVD player requiring such cables. Problem is modern TVs likely does NOT…
Audio-Video (Digital): HDMI	Maybe keep a few, never know when actually good to have a spare
Audio (Digital): Optical cables	Ok, if got that stuff still in use, guess keep, otherwise discard.

Decade	Common Cables
1950s	Coaxial, Speaker Wire
1970s	RCA, SCART
1980s	S-Video, Optical (TOSLINK), VGA
1990s	DVI, Component Video
2000s	HDMI, USB, DisplayPort
2010s+	HDMI 2.0/2.1, USB-C, Wireless (eARC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi casting)

Computer – Stuff, Storage, Software – NOTE!

The NOTE:

When consider discarding:
- Do NOT throw away any possibly weird-looking data cables…
  - NOT UNTIL really made sure you don’t happen to need on for some old (extern/loose) hard disk you eventually stumble upon….
HOW to discard:
- Clear data, you don’t want anyone to retrieve your stuff, do you… TWO primary different methods:
  1. Secure cleaning: run formatting intended to really clean out data (can take long time – even hours – for a drive)
  2. Physical destroying: bring out the BIG hammer….
- Then “recycle” along w other electronics

Labels, Labeling Stuff

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AI mode results:

Synonyms for “trashing” (as in throwing away) include discarding, disposing of, dumping, eliminating, or getting rid of. For “recycled,” synonyms include reprocessed, reclaimed, reused, or salvaged. “Get rid of” can be replaced by synonyms like discard, dispose of, eliminate, remove, dump, or chuck out, according to Thesaurus.com.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

For “trashing” (as in throwing away):

Discarding: This is a general term for getting rid of something unwanted.
Disposing of: Similar to discarding, but can also imply a more formal or planned act of getting rid of something, according to Thesaurus.com.
Dumping: Suggests throwing something away carelessly or in a large quantity.
Eliminating: Implies getting rid of something completely or permanently.
Getting rid of: This is a broad term that encompasses various ways of removing something unwanted.
Other options: Scrap, chuck out, throw away, toss out, cast aside, jettison.

For “recycled”:

Reprocessed: Suggests treating something again to make it usable.
Reclaimed: Implies bringing something back into a usable condition, often from waste.
Reused: Simply means using something again, either in its original form or after some processing.
Salvaged: Suggests saving something from being lost or destroyed, often with the intention of reusing it.
Recovered: Similar to salvaged, but can also imply retrieving something that was previously lost or discarded, according to Merriam-Webster.

For “get rid of”:

Discard: To throw something away or get rid of it.
Dispose of: To get rid of something, often in a formal way.
Eliminate: To remove something completely.
Remove: To take something away or get rid of it.
Dump: To get rid of something, often carelessly or in large quantities.
Chuck out: To throw something away, especially in a casual manner.
Other options: Ditch, exterminate, slaughter, throw away, according to Thesaurus.com.