Thoughts on Creating a Sustainable World Post-Pandemic By Emily Selleck, TVCR Board Secretary May 19, 2020 Webinar sponsored by Waste 360 (Watch the full webinar HERE) I hate plastics. And, frankly, I’m not fond of recycling. However, when I make myself think holistically about the supply chain of materials and how it fits into…
The coronavirus is weighing heavily on all of our minds as we roll into April. Fortunately, Teton Valley is responding proactively with most non-essential workers staying home, schools cancelled, Broulim’s and our smaller grocery outlets doing a tremendous job staying stocked and ensuring people’s health and safety. We are fortunate that the hard-working folks at…
Rethinking Recycling: Thoughts on David Allaway’s March 2020 Webinar March 25, 2020 by Emily Selleck, TVCR Board Something is very wrong… Let’s look at the impact of materials from the perspective of Mother Earth. Up ‘til now, she has provided resources, mineral and biologic, for us to extract, process, transport, and use now and…
Visiting our local Valley of the Tetons Library in Victor, you will soon realize that you can check out far more than books and videos these days. Thanks to start up funding from Silver Star Communications and the Community Foundation of Teton Valley and the passion and motivation of library program manager, Rashell Stanger, the…
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…
Most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about waste, but David Hudacsko of RAD Curbside and Saul Varela, Teton County Solid Waste Manager, think about it every day. Both of them are committed to diverting waste from the landfill through creative means. One area both have identified as “low hanging fruit” is…
New Year’s RRResolutions 2019 Here are some of the ideas that TVCR supporters came up with to produce less waste in the upcoming year. Thank you all for sharing and congratulations to Lisie Smith who won the TVCR “sustainability kit” prize drawing. • My RRResolution is to reduce trash by using reusable containers for food,…
Share Your New Year’s RRResolutions and Win! It’s that time of year again – the start of a new year when we reflect on the joys and successes of 2018 and look forward to things we can improve in 2019. Teton Valley Community Recycling hopes that members of our local community are excited to implement…
Did you know that the Teton County Solid Waste Department was recently approved to purchase new collection dumpsters for newspaper, mixed paper, #1 & #2 plastic separation? This really is great news and the county commissioners should be applauded for approving this much-needed amenity that solidifies our commitment to waste diversion in Teton County. The…
Check this out: This year’s Tin Cup event produced only 4 full cans of trash, 2 full cans of compost (and yes, they are going to compost all of those paper plates and napkins in the school gardens), and the rest was recycled! Think about that…. more than 800 people eating, racing, celebrating for 3+…