National Recycling Advocacy Group to Visit Teton Valley Recycling can be confusing. At least that’s what I’ve learned in my two years on the job as Executive Director for Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR), the local non-profit focusing on collaboration, education, and advocacy to reduce waste in our little piece of paradise. I’ve had lengthy…
DetailsWhat’s Happening at the Transfer Station – July 2019 Recycling markets have been struggling over the past few years since China implemented the “National Sword” policy – no longer accepting foreign “garbage” for recycling. Because Teton County has always selected domestic end destinations, it managed to find reasonably remunerative markets for our recyclables. Teton County’s…
DetailsJoin 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…
DetailsOver the past two years, Teton Valley Foundation has made huge strides in reducing event waste at the popular summer music series, Music on Main, serving as a role model in on region on how to run fantastic community events with limited environmental impact and little waste. Last summer, TVF director, LB Sanchez, introduced the…
DetailsThanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Teton Valley, Teton Valley Community Recycling is giving away lightweight backyard compost bins to community members interested in diverting their food waste (and yard waste) from the landfill. Leftover food scraps, peels, and spoiled food makes great fodder for bacteria and worms which in turn break…
DetailsTeton Valley Community Recycling has just announced the first round of rebates for construction and demolition waste sorting through the DEQ Source Reduction grant. Through this program we aim to increase awareness of the significant cost savings you can earn year-round by sorting your waste rather than sending it all to the landfill. Scrap…
DetailsThe Teton Valley Earth Day Fair was a huge success in its first year with over 300 visitors to booths focused on wildlife conservation, water resources, reuse & recycling, and sustainability. TVCR was pleased to have so many organizations participating in this awareness raiser and community celebration. We particularly enjoyed partnering with the Teton Regional…
DetailsTVCR Offers Free Backyard Compost Bins Did you know the average American throws away more than 300 pounds of food each year? In Teton Valley this food waste gets trucked more than 90 miles to the Circular Butte Landfill where it decomposes through an anaerobic process, ultimately releasing the greenhouse gas, methane, which is thirty…
DetailsMost people already know that newspapers, glass, aluminum and tin cans, #1 and #2 clean, clear plastic bottles, and corrugated cardboard can be recycled easily in Teton Valley. But did you know since January 2018, Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR) has offered TerraCycle as an option for Valley residents and visitors to recycle additional hard-to-recycle…
DetailsCreative 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…
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