Revealed: The Mysterious Ins and Outs of Houston Recycling 

Everyone knows Houstonians can recycle paper, plastics, and glass using the big green recycling bins. But what about mattresses?

• Can you recycle pizza boxes?
• What about envelopes?
• Do you need to crush the plastic water bottles so they take up less space?
• Must you remove the staples from documents?

Our speaker will divulge the inside information on food cans: How clean do they really need to be?

After a peek into the guidelines from the City of Houston Department of Solid Waste, you’ll walk away with a handout and an app to help you recycle things properly. This is useful, practical information you can use every day.

Veronica Lizama is the Deputy Director of Administration for the City of Houston, where she manages the Capital Projects, Communications, Customer Service, Community Outreach, Safety & Training, Auditing, and Recycling divisions after being promoted from Chief of Staff of the Solid Waste Management Department. Prior to that, she worked as Staff Analyst and Senior Financial Analyst for the City of Houston, where she developed the capital improvement plan and budget monitoring for city facilities. She also worked as Chief of Staff & Agenda Director for Council Member Peter Brown and Office Manager for Civic Design Associates, LLC. Veronica studied business management at Park University and served as Senior Project Manager at Lone Star College.