Parents, do you love Halloween? Letting your kids get dressed up and pillage the community for all sorts of candy that you actually don’t want them to eat. Halloween is fun. Unfortunately, it leads to a lot of waste. Did you know that Americans purchase more than half a billion pounds of candy per year?…
DetailsTVCR is excited to announce that our local waste hauler and partner in all things recycling, RAD Curbside, has agreed to donate a grand prize of 6 Months Free Curbside Recycling pick up to this years winning Trashionista at the Annual Trash Bash. Trash Bash is the annual fundraiser for Teton Valley Community Recycling and…
DetailsIn hopes of getting more kids aware of unnecessary household waste and harnessing their creativity to spread awareness throughout Teton Valley about the problems with our disposable lifestyles, Teton Valley Community Recycling has initiated a scholarship prize for the best youth (under 18) designer at this year’s Trashion Show on November 3rd. The Youth Trashion…
DetailsOctober 13, 2018 marks the first ever International E-Waste Day. E-waste includes discarded TVs, computers, peripherals (including printers, scanners, fax machines), mice, keyboards, batteries, and cell phones. E-waste represents 2% of America’s trash in landfills, but it equals 70% of overall toxic waste. 20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed worldwide every…
DetailsTRASH BASH 2018 is coming on Saturday November 3rd 6-9pm at the Knotty Pine Supper Club in Victor! This year Trash Bash features live music by the Cadillacs, a huge raffle, and the much anticipated and ever popular Trashion Show. We’ll also announce this year’s Recycler of the Year and gather to celebrate sustainable living…
DetailsTrash Bash is fast approaching (November 3)! Teton Valley Community Recycling’s annual fundraiser is the NOT TO BE MISSED event of the fall where trash and high fashion collide and result in some spectacular, clever, and very stylish outfits. Do you want to design something for the Trashion Show? Or are you interested in kickstarting…
DetailsDid you know that the Teton County Solid Waste Department was recently approved to purchase new collection dumpsters for newspaper, mixed paper, #1 & #2 plastic separation? This really is great news and the county commissioners should be applauded for approving this much-needed amenity that solidifies our commitment to waste diversion in Teton County. The…
DetailsLocal Dentists offer Dental Recycling Three Teton Valley Dental offices have agreed to join forces with Teton Valley Community Recycling to provide convenient locations to drop off your dental waste for proper recycling. This includes old toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes, empty floss containers, and any associated packaging. The recycling program, which is financed by Colgate…
DetailsValley of the Tetons Library and Teton Valley Community Recycling joined forced this year to create the region’s first Tool Lending Library. This library, housed in the basement of the Valley of the Tetons Library on Main Street in Victor, Idaho, is free and open to the public. It works just like the regular library…
DetailsTeton Valley Community Recycling was the recipient of a valuable asset in waste diversion this summer thanks to a generous and talented donor who hand-crafted, welded, and plumbed our very own portable Hydration Station. As pubic water fountains seem to be harder to find and more people resort to purchasing single-use, disposable water bottles, TVCR…
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