Pizza Boxes, Juice Cartons: What Can You Recycle?

Can you recycle your pizza box? How about those cardboard juice cartons with the plastic pouring spout? Can you throw napkins into the compost bin?

With single stream recycling and composting available to all, do you ever find yourself asking: Where does all of this go? Am I discarding things in the right container? And what happens after it gets picked up at the curb?

The Chevy Chase Climate and Environment Committee would like to “talk trash” with residents. Organizers have planned a session to answer these questions and any others you care to ask. Experts will include Jordan Garfinkle of Waste Management Inc., where all of the town’s recycling goes, and from Ryan Walter of Compost Crew.

Residents can share their own strategies with neighbors and try to stump the experts with mystery discards.

The discussion will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the Town Hall. Refreshments provided.

RSVP to the Town Office at 301-654-7144 or townoffice@townofchevychase.org.