Specialty Crop

Teton County Integrated Solid Waste & Recycling (ISWR) has a Curb to Compost program, which encourages commercial entities that produce food waste (restaurants, grocery stores, farmers’ markets, hotels, etc.) to have their food waste composted instead of dumped into the landfill. Participating entities receive an appropriately sized bin, from 20 to 96 gallons, and food scraps are collected on a regular basis by ISWR.

The program also allows residents to take food scraps to the Recycling Center, or have those scraps collected by a private business that offers recycling pick-up. ISWR also has a yard waste composting program.

These efforts are part of ISWR’s Road to Zero Waste initiative. The program is diverting about 35% of waste from the landfill (with a goal of 60% by 2030). In turn, residents are allowed to purchase compost for landscaping, gardens, etc. See the website for details.