Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR) is excited to announce a change in leadership as Angela Saggiomo, who has passionately led the organization, is stepping away due to personal commitments. We are grateful for Angela’s dedication and are pleased to introduce Kelley Romines as our Interim Executive Director. After serving as the Executive Director of TVCR…
DetailsFor 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…
DetailsInstructions for Using the New Plastic Collection Shed at MD Nursery Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR) has been collecting clear, stretchy plastic (aka plastic film) for the past 3 years in our pilot program “Bags to Benches” exploring the viability of collecting clean plastic film waste to recycle into Trex decking material and benches. The…
DetailsFrom its humble beginnings as the popular “Bags to Benches” plastic film collection to its current expansion of the Plastic Film Collection Shed behind MD Nursery greenhouse, Teton Valley Community Recycling’s (TVCR) effort to get plastic film collection scaled up to a county wide recycled commodity has had many challenges and many successes thanks to…
DetailsSingle socks? Socks with holes too big to darn? Stained socks? Torn socks? We’ve all got some. While socks can be repurposed for fun things like sock puppets, rags, or hair ties, and natural fiber socks (wool, cotton, hemp) can be composted in your backyard, every household still has some socks they need to throw…
DetailsTVCR & 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…
DetailsFor many, January is a time to plan for the year ahead, make resolutions and start new habits. This may work for some, but I prefer to use January as a time to reflect on the previous year and recognize what worked, what can be improved for the year to come and what can…
DetailsThe entire Board and Staff of TVCR were so excited to bring Trash Bash back to the Valley this year. The event has existed in one form or another for almost two decades and it never ceases to amaze! After a two year hiatus, we wondered if our Trashionistas were still out there, saving and hoarding all those non-recyclable materials that everyone hates to send to the landfill. Luckily, we had an outpouring of support from our entire community and even had a participant who worked on her outfit for almost six months – but more on that later.
DetailsOn Oct. 22, models will hit the catwalk at Moose Creek Ranch in handmade haute couture fashioned from used coffee bags, newspaper, paper towel rolls, soda tabs, magazine inserts, and other items rescued from the trash can and elevated into art. Teton Valley Community Recycling is bringing back its signature fundraising event, the Trash Bash,…
DetailsAs Teton Valley’s population continues to grow, the volume of trash appears to be growing at an even faster rate. Unsorted Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste strains the capacity of the Transfer Station and valuable materials end up being trucked to the Circular Butte landfill almost 90 miles away rather than recycled or reused. While…
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