{"slug":"austin-resource-recovery-free-mulch","name":"Free Mulch at the Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center","provider":{"name":"City of Austin (Austin Resource Recovery)","type":"city"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"TX","locality":"Austin","scope":"local","audience":["homeowner","renter","community_group"],"kind":"other","benefit":"Free self-loaded mulch for trees and garden beds","summary":"The City of Austin's Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center gives away mulch made from collected brush. It is free for everyone; you load it yourself. The city's Free Trees page lists it alongside NeighborWoods as a resource for new tree plantings.","eligibility":"Open to everyone; no residency check stated.","how_to_apply":"Visit the Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center during open hours with containers, a pitchfork or shovel and work gloves, and load the mulch yourself.","url":"https://www.austintexas.gov/page/free-tree","source_url":"https://www.austintexas.gov/department/rebates-free-stuff-grants","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":30.2672,"lng":-97.7431,"data_note":null,"updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/austin-resource-recovery-free-mulch","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/austin-resource-recovery-free-mulch.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}