The weather is finally warming up and it’s time to put the skis away and do some spring cleaning! As you clean out your garden shed, garage, or basement, please keep in mind three important avenues for disposing of unwanted items: 1.) Any extra tools (hand, power, garden, etc.) in good condition would be welcomed…
DetailsTeton Valley Community Recycling has partnered with Jackson’s Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling to offer the popular RRR Sustainable Business Leaders program to businesses in Teton Valley, Idaho. Whether you are a non-profit, a government agency, a private sector business, or even a farm, you might qualify for “Green Business” recognition. With ever increasing consumer…
DetailsIn an effort to increase waste diversion in our community, Teton Valley Community Recycling is reaching out to local businesses to see if we can help find solutions to make waste reduction and recycling more effective at your business. RAD Curbside has generously loaned two paper recycling roll carts to the Driggs Post Office to…
DetailsJust in time for spring (um…where are you spring?), Teton Valley Community Recycling has purchased new MAX-R recycling receptacles to collect aluminum cans, glass, and plastic bottles at two popular Victor picnic pavilions, the Victor Depot and Sherman Park. The receptacles were delivered and installed on Tuesday, April 10 and will be ready for your…
DetailsOn March 20, Teton Valley Community Recycling received the exciting news that the Community Foundation of Teton Valley awarded us our full competitive grant request of $3,450 to purchase eight used recycling dumpsters from Valley Lumber and Rental to be used at the Teton County Transfer Station in an attempt to reduce contamination of the…
DetailsAs Teton Valley Community Recycling is a very small organization with only one half-time employee and an equally small budget, we have to get creative in how we implement reduce, reuse, and recycle strategies in our community. Our committed Board of Directors serve as volunteers and visionaries for the organization, and Iris Saxer, as the…
DetailsOn Tuesday, Teton Valley Community Recycling was awarded a $500 grant from the Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy program. Students at Teton High School honors history class deliberated over how to allocate $5,000 worth of funds to support valuable community projects. Our $500 grant goes towards making a “Recycling in Teton County, Idaho”…
DetailsA few weeks ago, a 300 pound magnet was delivered from Michigan to Saul Varela, Solid Waste Manager, at the Teton County Transfer Station. Teton Valley Community Recycling purchased this industrial magnet for the county through a generous grant from the CHC Foundation in Idaho Falls. It is designed to be mounted on a forklift…
DetailsThe staff and board of Teton Valley Community Recycling are excited to announce the addition of three new board members this February. While we will greatly miss the two dedicated board members, Ashley Koehler and Al Young, co-chairs of TVCR, who are stepping down after serving their terms, we are excited for the renewed energy…
DetailsStarting in 2018, avid recyclers in Teton County, ID will have the opportunity to recycle even more items from our remote mountain valley. The county recycling program is limited by the cost of transporting collected bales of recycled material. Materials Receiving Facilities (MRFs) are not located near the Tetons and our mountain passes are often…
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