Creation Care Team

www.ecosia.org 
Ecosia is a search engine that donates 80% of its profits to non- profit organizations that focus on reforestation. It considers itself a social business, is CO2 negative and claims to support full  financial transparency and protect privacy of its users.  It can be installed on laptops, phones, tablets and other devices that have access to the internet.  Instead of advertising dollars going to Google, Yahoo or other, why not direct that money toward planting trees.

www.austintexas.gov/recycling
Everything you need to know about your residential refuse collection in Austin. Need to know what day trash is picked up? Need to know if an item goes into recycle, compost or trash? It's all here.

www.plasticscore.co
PlasticScore is a crowdsourced zero waste rating for restaurants. They fund the recovery of plastic waste for every sustainability review, and use the data to help restaurants improve. When downloading the app, be sure to put in the code PRP for the local non-profit, Plastic Reduction Project, who we are working with. PRP will then receive the info. for the Austin area and be able to provide feedback to the local restaurants. Local AUSTIN area restaurant include those in Cedar Park, Round Rock, Leander, etc.

toogoodtogo.com/en-us

“Each year, 40% all edible food in the US is thrown away. At Too Good To Go we want to put an end to food waste by creating a world where food produced is food consumed."

www.buynothing.live
"A Gift Economy's real wealth is the people involved and the web of connections that form to support them."  Also an app where you can find things locally as well as nationally that people are giving away.

trashnothing.com/beta/
Do you have something you think no one wants? Take a look on this app and post your item there; you may find someone who sees your trash as treasure. You may even find something for yourself.