Mend Your Old Blue Jeans and Clothes I’ve been saving up some old blue jeans this fall, to recycle them through the Denim Drive. Then, I came across a book at the Valley of the Tetons Library, called Mending Matters, by Katrina Rodabaugh. This book details how to patch and repair your worn wardrobe, especially…
Join Teton Valley Community Recycling at two fun events next week. Monday June 24 is Pint Night—we will be at Grand Teton Brewing in Victor from 5-8 p.m. along with another great Valley non-profit, Teton Full Circle Education. Come and enjoy a cold brew, wood fired sourdough pizzas, fresh local salad, and meet our staff…
Creative Energies Solar, our wonderful local solar installation company, is celebrating its 19 years in business with a new logo. With its office in Victor net-zero energy and many of the employees’ homes with solar panels, these folks are dedicated to what they do and truly embrace sustainability. To put it in their words: “Creative…
In hopes of getting more kids aware of unnecessary household waste and harnessing their creativity to spread awareness throughout Teton Valley about the problems with our disposable lifestyles, Teton Valley Community Recycling has initiated a scholarship prize for the best youth (under 18) designer at this year’s Trashion Show on November 3rd. The Youth Trashion…
Teton Valley Community Recycling was the recipient of a valuable asset in waste diversion this summer thanks to a generous and talented donor who hand-crafted, welded, and plumbed our very own portable Hydration Station. As pubic water fountains seem to be harder to find and more people resort to purchasing single-use, disposable water bottles, TVCR…
One of the biggest sources of contamination in our local recycling stream is well-intentioned recyclers putting the wrong kind of plastic containers or dirty plastic bottles into the “#1 and #2 PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY!” collection bins. It’s a common mistake because those little triangle symbols on plastic containers are very misleading. A #1 food container,…
Do you envision living in a healthy community that reduces, reuses, recycles, and rethinks its way towards zero waste? Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Do you have skills that you want to share with a small, grassroots organization? You too can be on the front lines of waste diversion in…
As I step into my new role as the Executive Director of Teton Valley Community Recycling, I find myself not only getting a crash course in the finer points of recycling in the US, but an up close look at how we are doing in Teton Valley with our own recycling efforts. The great news…
Iris Saxer with her daughter Zinnia. Teton Valley Community Recycling is pleased to announce Iris Saxer as the non-profit’s new executive director. A Teton Valley resident for the last 20 years, Iris brings extensive leadership and educational experience that will continue to elevate TVCR’s work in Teton Valley. “My background as a biologist and an educator,…
Trashion Fashion queen Erica Rice is hard at work on her outfit for this year’s Trash Show! Teton Valley Community Recycling’s annual TRASH BASH fundraiser is Nov. 4, 2017 from 6-10 p.m. at West Side Yard in Victor featuring the Miller Sisters! This family friendly event features the valley’s only trashion show. “Project…