Thank you RAD Curbside for your partnership that has helped produce this year’s “Guide to Recycling!” This updated, quick reference resource will be available around town and at events where you will find Teton Valley Community Recycling. Please pick up your new copy this Saturday at the Driggs Arbor Day event starting at 9am! …
County realizes a 7.4 percent increase in waste diversion for FY2015/16 This week, Teton County officials reported a 7.4 percent overall increase in waste diverted out of the county waste stream. This puts us at an overall rate of 33.17 percent, up from 25 percent and closer to the national average of 35 percent…
Above: Jeannette Boner, the executive director for Teton Valley Community Recycling, poses (front, peach shirt) with other non profit leaders at an event hosted by the Teton Springs Foundation. The gift that will keep on giving What a way to usher in the holidays! Teton Valley Community Recycling was honored to receive a $5,000 grant…
This article will appear in the Teton Valley News on March 31, 2016. It is republished with permission. As executive director of Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR), over the past year and half, I have had a wonderful time helping TVCR fulfill our mission to develop ethical waste reduction solutions that are financially and environmentally…
This article will be published in the Teton Valley News on March 3, 2016. It is republished with permission. You may see them blowing in the wind or caught on fences and vegetation. Discarded plastic bags and other single-use products are a common sight along roadways and open spaces. Though a modern-day convenience, not many…
This article was published in the Teton Valley News on Februrary 4, 2016. It is republished with permission. Every year, with the support of our donors, school teachers and administrators, TVCR staff has the privilege of offering recycling and waste reduction educational presentations to local youth. Developing recycling education lesson plans is an excellent opportunity…
This article was published in the Teton Valley News on January 7, 2016. It is republished with permission. Since our inception in 1997, TVCR has transitioned from a grassroots organization with a primary purpose to start recycling in Teton Valley, to now an education, research, and regionally focused waste diversion organization. Throughout this transition, one…
This article will be published in the Teton Valley News on December 10, 2015. It is republished with permission. It has been a busy year for Teton Valley Community Recycling and for recycling services in Teton Valley. TVCR board members, staff, and volunteers, as well as our municipal governments and local businesses are working hard…
This article will be published in the Teton Valley News on October 1, 2015. It is republished with permission. I recently was invited to a clothes swap, which served as an impetus for me to sort through my closet and cull the clothes that I no longer wear or like. I quickly filled a…
This article will be published in the Teton Valley News on September 10, 2015. It is republished with permission. As you may know, after a several month process, on July 27th, Teton County, ID awarded the new solid waste hauler contract to R.A.D. Curbside. In October 2014, the county’s ten-year exclusive waste hauling contract with…