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…
DetailsTeton Valley Vision Clinic has partnered with Teton Valley Community Recycling to recycle your used contact lenses and the blister packs they came in. Through an innovative program funded by Bausch & Lomb, our partnership with TerraCycle allows us to collect, package, and ship used contact lens waste back to the manufacturer for recycling and…
DetailsIt’s been a great year for Teton Valley Community Recycling, from our many successful projects and partnerships to a strong board to our many supporters who all believe that it is important to reduce waste in Teton Valley. As we close out the year and celebrate this holiday season, we’re hoping you will continue supporting…
DetailsThe Teton Valley Community Recycling Switch Witch is moving on after a brief stint gathering unwanted Halloween candy at the GeoTourism Center for redistribution to local businesses. Fear not! She’s being replaced by her lesser-known cousin, the Broken Holiday Lights Fairy! TVCR will be collecting your broken light strings at the GeoTourism Center from now…
DetailsThis weekend local Trashionistas hit the catwalk to display their fabulous creations at the annual fundraiser for Teton Valley Community Recycling, the Trash Bash, a celebration of all things Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. New valley resident and trashion designer, Jean McMillin, who was inspired by last year’s show, stunned the crowd with her amazing gown made…
DetailsTeton Valley Community Recycling’s 2018 Trash Bash was a blast! We’d like to thank our dedicated sponsors and our generous community raffle prize and silent auction donors, who helped make our annual fundraiser a rousing success. We live in a great community! Thank you to the TVCR Board of Directors, all of the Trashion Designers…
DetailsThis weekend, Teton Valley Community Recycling continued the annual tradition of awarding the Recycler of the Year to a deserving citizen who is making the biggest difference in waste diversion in our community. This year’s honoree is Victor Elementary School’s beloved custodian, Tom Marcum. In the Teton County School District, everybody knows him as “Mr.…
DetailsThanks to a grant from the Battelle Energy Alliance and the Idaho National Laboratory, Teton Valley Community Recycling was able to revise and print 1000 more copies of the popular “Guide to Recycling in Teton Valley.” This guide is available for free in the city offices, libraries, and tourist information stands. The updated guide reflects…
DetailsAfter Halloween is over, you might be left with a sad, deflated jack o’lantern whose glory days have passed. Don’t throw your old Jack-o-Lantern in your trash can. In Teton County, Idaho, it will be destined for the Mud Lake landfill, 90 miles away, where it can’t properly decompose and releases methane gas as a…
DetailsParents, do you love Halloween? Letting your kids get dressed up and pillage the community for all sorts of candy that you actually don’t want them to eat. Halloween is fun. Unfortunately, it leads to a lot of waste. Did you know that Americans purchase more than half a billion pounds of candy per year?…
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