Above: Jeannette Boner, the executive director for Teton Valley Community Recycling, poses (front, peach shirt) with other non profit leaders at an event hosted by the Teton Springs Foundation. The gift that will keep on giving What a way to usher in the holidays! Teton Valley Community Recycling was honored to receive a $5,000 grant…
DetailsThank you to the CHC Foundation for their generous grant award that allowed Teton Valley Community Recycling to roll out a beautiful, new web site, making this a very happy way to kick off the New Year! This new site will offer the Teton Valley community easy access to all things reduce, reuse and recycling. The site…
DetailsTeton Valley Community Recycling attended the Idaho Solid Waste Association conference in Lewiston, Idaho on September 12 and 13, touring transfer stations, C&D pits and compost sites and learning from other counties and cities what is working and not working for them on the solid waste and recycling front. If there was on thing we…
DetailsHaywood Crafts reclaims the art of woodworking By Jeannette Boner Last summer was a big summer for weddings with so many of Will Haywood’s friends and family taking that short walk down the aisle toward a long life of married bliss. As the invitations rolled in, so did his eyes as he glossed over the…
DetailsTeton Valley Community Recycling’s annual TRASH BASH fundraiser is Saturday, Oct. 15 from 6-10 p.m. at West Side Yard in Victor! This family friendly event features the valley’s only trashion show. “Project Runway” and sustainable fashion collide as “trashionistas” walk the catwalk in outfits made from everything you can possibly image — recycled VCR tape,…
DetailsTeton Valley Community Recycling is inspired by WorldCast Anglers who are leading the way to “Kick Plastic” in Teton Valley. WorldCast purchased this water station that sits outside their shop in Victor. Through this initiative, the small business is eliminating 40-50,000 single serve plastic bottles this summer. Please read below on how TVCR is hoping you will “Bring…
DetailsThis year the Tin Cup Challenge in working with Teton Valley Community Recycling, will introduce new sustainability measures at the annual event including the JH20 water refill station that will be available at the Driggs City Center the day of the event. Bring your own water bottles and fill up for free! By Jeannette Boner…
DetailsBy Jeannette Boner, Teton Valley Community Recycling Executive Director Teton Valley Community Recycling reaches all aspects of Teton County educating local contractors, residents, businesses and school children on the benefits of reduce, reuse and recycle. It’s working. Teton County has seen the waste diversion rate increase from 13 to 28 percent in the last five years. This piece…
DetailsThis article will appear in the Teton Valley News on March 31, 2016. It is republished with permission. As executive director of Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR), over the past year and half, I have had a wonderful time helping TVCR fulfill our mission to develop ethical waste reduction solutions that are financially and environmentally…
DetailsThis article will be published in the Teton Valley News on March 3, 2016. It is republished with permission. You may see them blowing in the wind or caught on fences and vegetation. Discarded plastic bags and other single-use products are a common sight along roadways and open spaces. Though a modern-day convenience, not many…
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