The program will unfold at the beginning of October 2008 and extend through the end of the year. Small blue bins will no longer be used and crews will deliver new blue, 90-gallon recycling carts to City of Austin Solid Waste Services residential customers. Recycling collection will occur every other week, as opposed to the current weekly schedule. Single Stream Recycling instructions and a calendar showing collection schedules will be delivered with the new recycling carts.

Items that can be recycled include: Paper: (newspaper, office paper, junk mail, cereal and soft drink boxes, corrugated cardboard) Aluminum and metal cans: food cans (labels left on OK), soda cans Glass: Jars and bottles Rigid plastics: # 1 through # 7, including yogurt and margarine tubs

Items that cannot be recycled: Plastic bags, Styrofoam (cups, egg cartons, take-out containers)

Questions on the new recycling program can be directed to Solid Waste Services at 974-1945.

Numbered triangle symbols on plastics

#1 – Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE) or (PET): soft drink and water bottles, beer bottles, mouthwash bottles, peanut butter and salad dressing containers, ovenable film, and ovenable pre-prepared food trays. It can be recycled into polar fleece clothing, fiber, tote bags, bottles, clothing, furniture, and carpet.

#2 – High Density Polyethylene (HDPE): milk jugs, water and juice containers, liquid detergent bottles, yogurt and margarine tubs, and cereal box liners. It can be recycled into liquid laundry detergent containers, drainage pipe, oil bottles, recycling bins, benches, pens, doghouses, vitamin bottles, floor tile, picnic tables, lumber, mailbox posts, fencing.

#3 – Vinyl (Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC): clear food packaging, shampoo bottles, medical tubing, wire and cable insulation.

#4 – Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE): bread bags, squeezable bottles (e.g. honey, mustard).

#5 – Polypropylene (PP): ketchup bottles, yogurt containers and margarine tubs, medicine bottles.

#6 – Polystyrene (PS): compact disc jackets, aspirin bottles, cups, plates.

#7 – Other: Use of this code indicates that the package in question is made with a resin other than the six listed above, or is made of more than one resin used in combination. Plastics such as three and five gallon reusable water bottles, some citrus juice and ketchup bottles, clear baby food containers.

Mueller’s Green Building Standards

Sustainable development is one of the six guiding tenets of Mueller. All projects at Mueller are required to follow either the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED-NC (New Construction) green building standard or Austin Energy’s Green Building Program (Commercial, Multi-Family Residential, or Single-Family Residential).

Mueller Parks and Community Spaces

With a vast 140 acres of open space, the Mueller community offers 4 large parks in addition to neighborhood and pocket parks, a 6.5 acre lake, the William Morris Golf Course, playfields, urban plazas and pedestrian and bicycle paths. There will also be an elementary school on site along with a joint-use recreation center. Other amenities include retail such as restaurants and cafes and a Town Center.

Mueller Benefits

-Quick drive to downtown
-Miles of hike and bike trails
-Urban living at its best
-Environmentally friendly
-Home to Dell Children’s Hospital
-Major employers and retailers nearby

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The Mueller Project Builders

David Weekley
David Weekley Homes presents Yard Houses within the urban villages of Mueller.
Five floor plans available, 1437-2221 square feet.
Priced $280s-$340s.

Meritage Homes
Meritage Homes brings together innovative design with environmental sensibility for living environments that are both elegant and easy to maintain.
Three plans still available, 1924, 2014, & 2217 square feet.
Priced $295-$345,990.

Muskin Company
Their honors include three Community Revitalization Awards from the Austin Board of Realtors as well as a Custom Builder of the Year Award.
Five Garden Court homes available (July 08), 1876-1943 square feet.
Priced $339,500-$369,500.
Three custom build lots available facing Lake Park ($875,00+).

Saldaña Homes LLC
Saldaña Homes LLC is a local, family home building business, located in the heart of East Austin. Founders, Manuel and Marie are second generation homebuilders and have more than 37 years of experience in building finely crafted homes in Austin, Texas.
Garden Court Homes, 1830-1890 square feet, 5 homes left (July 08).
Priced $345,500-$369,500.
5 Star Green Homes.

Standard Pacific
Standard Pacific proudly offers 8 plans within the Yard House sections, 2600-3100 square feet.
Prices starting from the $370s.
Ten inventory homes currently available (July 08) priced $435-$500s.
3 Star Green Homes.

Streetman Homes
Streetman Homes’ ‘Artisan Collection’ features all the novelties that define the vision of the diverse Mueller neighborhood.
Yard Homes from $525-$700s.
Town Homes from $250-$350s – available at the end of 2008.
Three custom build lots available facing Lake Park.
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To schedule an appointment to visit the Mueller community, please contact Angela at 512-762-0923.