The coronavirus is weighing heavily on all of our minds as we roll into April. Fortunately, Teton Valley is responding proactively with most non-essential workers staying home, schools cancelled, Broulim’s and our smaller grocery outlets doing a tremendous job staying stocked and ensuring people’s health and safety. We are fortunate that the hard-working folks at…
DetailsBy Sue Miller I’m always curious to discover where our recycled items actually go. I was happy to discover that our county “e-waste” is picked up by ROM Recycling from Idaho Falls, and is a family operation, run by Dennis K. He comes and fills his trailer with all manner of things, including e-waste (computers,…
DetailsRethinking Recycling: Thoughts on David Allaway’s March 2020 Webinar March 25, 2020 by Emily Selleck, TVCR Board Something is very wrong… Let’s look at the impact of materials from the perspective of Mother Earth. Up ‘til now, she has provided resources, mineral and biologic, for us to extract, process, transport, and use now and…
DetailsVisiting our local Valley of the Tetons Library in Victor, you will soon realize that you can check out far more than books and videos these days. Thanks to start up funding from Silver Star Communications and the Community Foundation of Teton Valley and the passion and motivation of library program manager, Rashell Stanger, the…
DetailsDo you have a bag of reusable bags – more than you could ever use – in your closet, your car, or hanging by your door? Those reusable grocery totes are fantastic to reduce plastic waste and we encourage you to continue using them, but if you have accumulated an excessive number of reusable grocery…
DetailsTeton County, Idaho County Commissioners recently approved new Recycling Accepted Materials (for traditional recyclables – curbside and self-haul) based on current available end markets and storage space for sorted materials at the Transfer Station. These changes will take effect immediately, with RAD Curbside customers seeing the largest change, as self-haulers were eased into the new…
DetailsMend 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…
DetailsHow to Reduce Electronic Waste Electronic waste is a growing problem. The manufacture of electronics uses rare materials that go into their production and takes a lot of energy. Minimizing e-waste helps to conserve resources and reduces the amount of energy we take from the earth. Reusing the precious metals and plastics in old cell…
DetailsWe at Teton Valley Community Recycling encourage you to make some new habits while gift-giving this holiday season! Did you know that Americans generate over 25% more trash during the holidays, and nearly double their waste after Christmas? We have some suggestions for reducing your impact on Teton Valley’s waste stream this year. Wisely Consider…
DetailsHeadwaters Construction Donates $9400 to Teton Valley Schools Headwaters Construction, currently finishing up our local school projects, was recently awarded a reimbursement of $9400 through an innovative grant program administered by Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR). TVCR’s Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Sorting program was designed to encourage local contractors to sort C&D waste…
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