RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING 201

Presenters: Karen Van Meter, Cleo Hagen

In advance of the Oak Park Village’s Paper Shredding and Styrofoam recycling day on September 23, our Green Team invites you to join them as they share information about and discuss:

•   Reducing the amount in your recycling bin in the first place by shrinking your plastics con- sumption

•   Those pesky details – Does it need to be clean? Bottle cap on or off? Do I need to remove la- bels, tape and those plastic windows?

•   Options for recycling items that can’t just tossed in your bin

•   Avoiding “wish cycling” and “greenwashing”

•   Local composting programs.