AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) provided a six-month update on its on-demand collection and services, and thus far, the department has seen positive feedback.

The services, which began in January 2025, saw a general increase in the total tonnage (weigh in tons) collected, but a decrease compared to the previous fiscal year during the same time frame, from January through June, according to a memorandum.

In March, there was a slight reduction of collections due to the temporary suspension of collections for special event needs such as SXSW.

In June, ARR saw another reduction, but that was because of its citywide efforts to provide recovery assistance following a microburst in May, the memo said. As a result, the memo said ARR received over 2,800 service requests from

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