This article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on November 6, 2014. It is republished with permission. Have you ever wondered what the numbers on plastic products mean? The symbol is a part of a coding system developed in 1988 by the Society of the Plastics Industry called the Resin Identification Symbol System…
This article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on October 2, 2014. It is republished with permission. This month tipping fees at the transfer station are increasing to raise funds to pay for the landfill cap. The new prices will also better reflect the true cost of waste disposal. Households and businesses can…
This article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on September 4, 2014. It is republished with permission. On Monday, August 25th, a handful of citizens gathered at the county commissioner’s meeting to share their thoughts regarding proposed fee changes designed primarily to cover the cost of the landfill cap. Many voiced concerns, but…
Written by TVCR summer intern, DiLexxus Mathis, from the City Kids Wilderness Project. This article was originally printed in the Teton Valley News on August 7, 2014. It is republished here with permission. When I was younger, my mom would force me to sign up for things I really wasn’t interested in; one example was…