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…
TVCR & CRC Launch Firewood Rescue Program With this snowy, cold winter hanging around longer than some had expected and household bills at historic highs, many people in the valley are struggling to make ends meet. At the same time, the building boom stayed strong and is ramping up for the summer months with a…
It’s no mystery that Teton Valley is growing and that construction & demolition (C&D) material is flowing to the Transfer Station at an unprecedented rate. A recent Teton Valley News article reported on some of the problems created by the high volumes of unsorted C&D waste that is being brought to the Transfer Station during…
Samantha Lee, your friendly scale operator at the Teton County Transfer Station, has a fantastic salvage idea for large appliances which they just implemented this November. Often working washing machines, ranges, dishwashers, and other appliances are brought for disposal at the Transfer Station. To encourage reuse of these appliances rather than putting them on the…