What Is Corrugated Why Recycle Cardboard Cardboard? Corrugated Cardboard? Corrugated cardboard can be identified by its multi-layer construction. The wavy “corrugated” middle layer is what gives Cardboard is the single largest component the cardboard of municipal solid waste around the world. its strength. Last year, Teton County recycled 3.25 million pounds of corrugated cardboard saving 1,785 barrels of oil, over 630 thousand kilowatt hours of energy and 14,607 cubic Teton County Integrated Solid yards of landfill space. Waste and Recycling Mission: Not all cardboard containers are recyclable. Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Reduce, reuse, recycle and manage Waxed cardboard is NOT RECYCLABLE Recycling sends the cardboard we collect municipal solid waste throughout and should be discarded into the trash. to a mill where it is turned directly back into Teton County, WY, in an efficient Paper board ( the material used in cereal cardboard boxes. Corrugated cardboard boxes) is NOT RECYCLABLE. Besides fibers can be recycled an average of seven and environmentally sound manner. Teton County not having the wavy “corrugated” middle times before they become too short and layer, paper board is usually grayish in are filtered out as sludge during the pulping Integrated Solid color when you tear it and look at the process. inner layer. Paper board is considered a Waste and lesser quality paper and is not accepted The average business in Teton County for recycling in Teton County. generates 11,400 pounds of corrugated Recycling cardboard a year! Currently there are (307)733-7678 SEPARATE packing contents, such over 150 businesses and homeowner’s as bubble wrap, packing pillows and associations utilizing the cardboard pick-up 3270 S. Adams Canyon Rd styrofoam. Tape, labels, and staples are service. Keep in mind that since recycling www.tetoncountywy.gov/recycle okay. cardboard reduces the volume of material P.O. Box 9088 you throw away, recycling cardboard may 3270 S. Adams Canyon Rd. NO GARBAGE.Please read signs save you money. Jackson, WY 83002 carefully and refrain from disposing of (307)733-7678 garbage in dumpsters labeled “Cardboard Only.” Thank you! Inside

What We Accept How Do I Recycle Pricing for Commercial Corrugated Cardboard? Cardboard Recycling CORRUGATED CARDBOARD ONLY Please flatten all boxes The following chart includes the monthly corrugated cardboard (The type with the wavy middle layer only) rate schedule for FY2018. And then select one of the following options: Please do NOT include Container 3x/week 2x/week 1x/week 1.Bring corrugated cardboard along with other Size • Garbage recyclables to one of the following community 2 yard $95 $66 $34 drop-off sites. 4 yard $184 $126 $66 • Packing Materials 6 yard $264 $182 $95 (Peanuts, Bubble Wrap, Freezer Wrap, Teton County Recycling Center Teton Village 8 yard $339 $234 $121 Styrofoam, etc.) 3270 S. Adams Canyon Road East Ranch parking lot in the maintenance yard • Paper Board Jackson Rodeo Grounds Pickup is on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. At the corner of Snow King Ave. & North of Town (Cereal Boxes, Shoe Boxes, FedEx Flat Creek Dr. Spring Gulch Rd. North of Gros Envelopes, Six-Pack holders, etc.) Ventre River Bridge One-time $60 delivery fee. Albertsons Parking Lot • Corrugated Wax Boxes 105 Buffalo Way Hoback Junction (Commercial Frozen Food Containers, In the Park and Ride lot Locking lid -- $75 additional fee Tomato/Lettuce Boxes) Teton County Recreation Center 155 E. Gill Ave (customer provides padlock)

FLATTEN ALL CARDBOARD The Aspens • You are welcome to share your corrugated cardboard dumpster with This saves valuable space in our At the Aspen’s Market on Moose-Wilson Rd. collection bins. businesses around you and split the cost as you see fit. However, Teton County ISWR will only bill one person or business using the dumpster. NO GARBAGE 2. Sign Up for On-site Commercial Cardboard Contamination of cardboard bins limits Recycling • This is a service provided by Teton County ISWR. We subcontract West- our ability to recover valuable material bank Sanitation to do the actual pick-up, so don’t be alarmed when you Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling offers commercial cor- for recycling and places an unnecessary see a garbage truck picking up the cardboard. rugated cardboard recycling collection, which includes an on-site dumpster burden on our staff. We appreciate your at your location. Sizes and pickup schedules vary. Please see the “Pricing” efforts to educate yourself and all of your section of this brochure for more information, and contact us to set up an staff about proper corrugated cardboard account (307)-733-7678. recycling. Thank you!