Waste Management

Contrary to popular belief, garbage doesn’t go “away.”  It goes to landfills, and those landfills are both filling up and creating a legacy of toxicity across our great country.  Locally, the Teton County, ID, landfill is scheduled to close within the next year, leaving the local community wondering where its trash will go next.

In order to reduce the amount of materials we send to the landfill, Targhee is aggressively pursing recycling options resort-wide.

• Targhee resort recycles 38% of its solid waste including plastics 1&2, paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and grease.
• Targhee also recycles printer cartridges and batteries.
• Targhee participates in SWAG – an NSAA program that gathers old ski area uniforms to provide good cold weather clothing for people in need.
• The fleet maintenance shop recycles all waste oils and other liquids.
• Old Targhee computers are either donated if still usable, or recycled.

Help us increase the amount of “waste” we get into the recycling stream. Look for blue recycling containers around the resort and separate your waste.