Over the past two years, Teton Valley Foundation has made huge strides in reducing event waste at the popular summer music series, Music on Main, serving as a role model in on region on how to run fantastic community events with limited environmental impact and little waste. Last summer, TVF director, LB Sanchez, introduced the…
Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Teton Valley, Teton Valley Community Recycling is giving away lightweight backyard compost bins to community members interested in diverting their food waste (and yard waste) from the landfill. Leftover food scraps, peels, and spoiled food makes great fodder for bacteria and worms which in turn break…
Teton Valley Community Recycling has just announced the first round of rebates for construction and demolition waste sorting through the DEQ Source Reduction grant. Through this program we aim to increase awareness of the significant cost savings you can earn year-round by sorting your waste rather than sending it all to the landfill. Scrap…
The Teton Valley Earth Day Fair was a huge success in its first year with over 300 visitors to booths focused on wildlife conservation, water resources, reuse & recycling, and sustainability. TVCR was pleased to have so many organizations participating in this awareness raiser and community celebration. We particularly enjoyed partnering with the Teton Regional…
TVCR Offers Free Backyard Compost Bins Did you know the average American throws away more than 300 pounds of food each year? In Teton Valley this food waste gets trucked more than 90 miles to the Circular Butte Landfill where it decomposes through an anaerobic process, ultimately releasing the greenhouse gas, methane, which is thirty…
Most people already know that newspapers, glass, aluminum and tin cans, #1 and #2 clean, clear plastic bottles, and corrugated cardboard can be recycled easily in Teton Valley. But did you know since January 2018, Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR) has offered TerraCycle as an option for Valley residents and visitors to recycle additional hard-to-recycle…
TerraCycle, the company that harnesses manufacturers to pay for collection and processing of “hard to recycle waste” is growing in popularity. Here in Teton County, Teton Valley Community Recycling volunteers have been collecting a growing array of waste materials to recycle through this program at two local sites – the GeoTourism Center in Driggs (open…
2019 Earth Day Sustainability Fair Monday April 22, 4-6pm The Wildwood Room In honor of Earth Day, Teton Valley Community Recycling and the Teton Regional Land Trust are organizing a Community Sustainability Fair. Our aim is to get schools, libraries, non-profits, green business, and youth organizations involved in celebrating Earth Day through hands on activities…
Peaked Sports, your one stop shop for all of your favorite mountain sports, has long been a business sponsor of Teton Valley Community Recycling. While we are very appreciative of their financial support, we are also impressed with how they “walk their talk” and try to implement as many green practices as they can in…
Monday’s Town Hall Meeting focused on Construction and Demolition waste sorting rebates for contractors and DIY remodelers marks the open period for applications to receive free services and cash reimbursements. Due to road closures and winter weather, the meeting attendance was low, but you can find the slide show and recording from this Town Hall…