Break it Down

Re-purposing everything that we can. We offer Composting/Recycling Services to the Greater Austin Area. Let us reduce your Footprint Today!

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Break it Down is HIRING! We're looking to add some FULL-TIME haulers and warehouse workers to our kick butt team. Come join us in making Austin a bit less landfill-dependent! https://t.co/NZy7zqOrUP

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:: NOW COMPOSTING :: Shout out to @squeezeryatx downtown, who started composting with us this month! Thank them for doing their part to reduce waste by delighting in one of their juices (try the Unbeetable!!),... https://t.co/fozMCxpINr

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PLASTIC BAGS! Can you recycle them? Yes you can, but NOT in your single-stream recycle bin! Bags and plastic film (shrink wrap, plastic wrappers, etc.) in the recycling stream can gum up the works - literally... https://t.co/M5Hyd65xuH

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Bioplastics FTW! https://t.co/3rHYlkZQdg

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Meet James (aka the Cardboard Cutie)

When he's not setting records baling cardboard, he enjoys milkshakes made with green tea, pistachios and Ghirardelli chocolate. And he loves an adventure. "Let's get lost!"

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ixi left her incredibly successful modeling career to help supercool Austin area restaurants and businesses start composting and recycling 🤩

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Break it Down in the Austin American-Statesman!

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The Story of Us, Part 2

I’d love to inspire you with tales of passion and fighting for what we believe in and following our dream, but the reality is that this is where things got chaotic, painful and well,... https://t.co/dvMFhbmoN4

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:: NEW CLIENT APPRECIATION :: We're so very psyched to be a part of Eden East Austin's goal to become ZERO waste! If you haven't visited their beautiful farm-to-table restaurant (you can look at the farm... https://t.co/r9r5dP7fiC

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The Story of Us, Part 1

As is so often the case with entrepreneurial pursuits, the story of Break it Down begins with a problem looking for a solution.

I, Melanie :), was working at Yoga Yoga serving chai... https://t.co/zSoSskg15A

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Ever seen these bright blue barrels around town?

The cool thing about our blue barrel service is that we can put those barrels just about anywhere. On top of that, we operate 7 days a week.

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May was a huge month for Break it Down. We as a company diverted 419 Tons of food waste alone from the Landfill! That is 838,000 LBS! Great job Team, and huge thanks to our wonderful clients out there! #breakitdown #wastenot #keeplandfillsempty #moredirt #atx

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This past weekend we celebrated a break it down wedding! Congrats Tiffany Armstrong it was perfect and wish you and Dan all the best !

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Crazy Statistic of the Day

Through 1/3rd of the year, Break it Down has diverted 2.5 million LBS (1,255 Tons) from the Landfill in food waste alone! Thank you to our team and our wonderful clients in... https://t.co/DcuF1Kbwkc

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Around the Shop for the Managers. Tiffany Setting up accounts and Cody loading up bales. It’s a weekly thing for us when you’re growing #movingweight #atx #breakitdown #wastenot #austin #growth #compost #recycling #sustainability

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Earth Day is Coming Friends/Clients!

What are you doing to bring awareness?

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Adding new Clients every week! Let us help with composting, cardboard, and recycling today! Austin is growing with people, therefore we need to be proactive with our generated waste. Let’s get it to the right... https://t.co/mWKeEJXqGA

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SXSW, let get after it! Have a good week Austin. May your drinks and plates always be full, but if not, make sure... https://t.co/16tq1tVRoc

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In the month of February, the Team at Break it Down diverted more than 308 Tons(617,000 lbs) in food waste from... https://t.co/xuFzMWdqEC