Austin, TX- Balcones Resources and Strategic Materials have renewed and extended their glass supply contract for an additional 10 years. Through this contract Strategic Materials will continue to process 100 percent of the glass generated at Balcones’ Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Austin, TX. Balcones Resources has the most significant recycling contract in Central Texas, and this partnership is an integral part in making the City of Austin’s recycling program successful.
Glass currently makes up 27 percent of the City of Austin’s residential stream, which is approximately twice the national average. According to the recently commissioned “Texas Recycling Data Initiative,” Balcones Austin recycles approximately 10 percent of all glass in the State of Texas. This contract allows Balcones to provide a dependable outlet to manage the commodity appropriately. When Balcones built their facility in 2012 they incorporated a state of the art glass recovery and cleaning system.
Strategic Materials is the largest glass processor in North America and has more than 30 plants across the country. The glass that comes from Balcones’ Austin facility is sent to Strategic Material’s plant in Midlothian, Texas.  Anticipating future Austin glass volume growth, Strategic Materials recently wrote a letter to the City of Austin expressing interest in building a satellite processing facility at the proposed City of Austin (RE) manufacturing hub. The relationship between Balcones Resources and Strategic Materials will help the Austin community continue to reach its future zero waste goals. Recycling Austin’s glass helps Texas container and fiberglass manufacturers save energy and reduce air emissions over products made from only raw materials.
For more information, please contact: Sarah Kaylor at skaylor@balconesresources.com/512.472.3355