This article will be published in the Teton Valley News on May 7 2015. It is republished with permission. Spring cleaning and home projects are in full force! Our local cities and Teton County are also hosting community-wide clean-ups and Arbor Day celebrations May 9-16 (see our homepage for more info). All of this cleaning…
DetailsThis article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on April 2, 2015. It is republished with permission. The days are getting longer, the sun is getting brighter, and the snow in my lawn has melted—all of which point to the arrival of spring in the Tetons! The spring season is a time for…
DetailsThis article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on March 5, 2015. It is republished with permission. In Teton County, Idaho, recycling is available to all residents and visitors, and follows the common model that it is the consumers’ responsibility to do it. It is up to the consumer to choose products with…
DetailsThis article was originally posted in the Teton Valley News on February 5th, 2015. It is reposted with permission. Many people have heard the story about the professor who stood before his class with a glass jar and filled it with rocks. He asked his class if it was full, and they agreed that it…
DetailsThis article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on January 1, 2015. It is republished with permission. Happy New Year! This month is a great time to set a goal to waste less and recycle more. However, it is possible to take this goal too far. When non-recyclable items are thrown in the…
DetailsThis article was originally posted in the Teton Valley News on December 4th, 2014. It is reposted with permission. Shopping season is officially underway in Teton Valley as locals and visitors alike rummage for holiday presents, food to feed extended family, and winter sports gear. All this shopping adds up to increased waste, about 25%…
DetailsThis article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on November 6, 2014. It is republished with permission. Have you ever wondered what the numbers on plastic products mean? The symbol is a part of a coding system developed in 1988 by the Society of the Plastics Industry called the Resin Identification Symbol System…
DetailsThis article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on October 2, 2014. It is republished with permission. This month tipping fees at the transfer station are increasing to raise funds to pay for the landfill cap. The new prices will also better reflect the true cost of waste disposal. Households and businesses can…
DetailsThis article was originally published in the Teton Valley News on September 4, 2014. It is republished with permission. On Monday, August 25th, a handful of citizens gathered at the county commissioner’s meeting to share their thoughts regarding proposed fee changes designed primarily to cover the cost of the landfill cap. Many voiced concerns, but…
DetailsWritten by TVCR summer intern, DiLexxus Mathis, from the City Kids Wilderness Project. This article was originally printed in the Teton Valley News on August 7, 2014. It is republished here with permission. When I was younger, my mom would force me to sign up for things I really wasn’t interested in; one example was…
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