In June 2023, TVCR started collecting unwanted socks through the TerraCycle Sock Recycling program funded by Gold Toe socks. TVCR collects clean socks at our standard TerraCycle collection locations: the Geo Center (Driggs) and General Laundry (Victor). With the help of General Laundry’s Deb Grove, we quickly learned that the local thrift stores are largely…
(Hint: None of the items in these pictured orange painted bins gets recycled. Why are they collecting it, you may wonder? To prevent contamination of the materials that actually are recyclable in our region!) There’s no question that recycling can be very confusing, especially because it varies from region to region based on a variety…
Thank you to all of our generous donors and wonderful community members for making both the Trash Bash and ReAcution successful and fun! Trash Bash 2023 at Highpoint Cider was packed with Trashionistas and friends ready to vote for their favorite upcycled outfit. We had 14…
The entire Board and Staff of TVCR are so excited to host Trash Bash this year. The event has existed in one form or another for almost two decades and it never ceases to amaze! On Saturday November 4th, the Teton Valley Trashionistas will once again reveal their upcycled glamorous creations. TVCR is throwing the annual…
October 2023 – Changes for FY2024 As the Transfer Station Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste Sorting facility nears completion, the County will be adjusting fees to cover the cost of sorting loads which contractors have delivered “unsorted” – that is lumber mixed with metal, brush, and other reusable items which could have been separated and…
Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR) is excited to announce a change in leadership as Angela Saggiomo, who has passionately led the organization, is stepping away due to personal commitments. We are grateful for Angela’s dedication and are pleased to introduce Kelley Romines as our Interim Executive Director. After serving as the Executive Director of TVCR…
For the past three years, Teton County Recycling Center staff have been trying to maximize returns to the County coffers by separating out white office paper from newspaper rather than co-mingling these materials. Buyers pay considerably higher prices for clean newsprint and for clean office paper, which RAD customers and self-hauling recyclers have been making…
Instructions for Using the New Plastic Collection Shed at MD Nursery Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR) has been collecting clear, stretchy plastic (aka plastic film) for the past 3 years in our pilot program “Bags to Benches” exploring the viability of collecting clean plastic film waste to recycle into Trex decking material and benches. The…
From its humble beginnings as the popular “Bags to Benches” plastic film collection to its current expansion of the Plastic Film Collection Shed behind MD Nursery greenhouse, Teton Valley Community Recycling’s (TVCR) effort to get plastic film collection scaled up to a county wide recycled commodity has had many challenges and many successes thanks to…
Single socks? Socks with holes too big to darn? Stained socks? Torn socks? We’ve all got some. While socks can be repurposed for fun things like sock puppets, rags, or hair ties, and natural fiber socks (wool, cotton, hemp) can be composted in your backyard, every household still has some socks they need to throw…