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Welcome to Valley
Recycling
Hours for Valley Recycling
Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
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Congratulations Flathead Valley!
Valley Recycling has been working for
over 20 years to help keep the Flathead beautiful by diverting as much material
as possible from going into the County Landfill.
In the last 5 years alone we have diverted close to 21,000 tons of
recycled material.
In 2005, Valley Recycling, with the help of Evergreen Disposal and the
Flathead Valley, reduced the amount of refuse going into the
Flathead County Solid Waste Facility (County Landfill) by a total of 5.8 million pounds
of recycled goods. In 2006 that number increased to 7.5 million pounds of
material. In 2007 we were up again; 8.1 million total pounds of material was
recycled. In 2008 we climbed to 8.7 million pounds of material. In 2009 the
total tons shipped dropped to 7.5 million pounds, probably due to the economy.
In 2010 we dropped again to 6.7 million pounds of material diverted from the
landfill.
Our baler runs 5 days a week, 11 hours a day, compressing cardboard, paper,
and plastics into compact shipping units. Valley Recycling, with the help of the
people of the Flathead Valley and Evergreen Disposal, has exceeded
it's projections every year from 2005 through 2010.
From the staff at Valley Recycling and Evergreen Disposal we thank you.
We are always researching new ways and items to recycle so that we can
further decrease the volume of waste being deposited in the County Landfill. Inevitably we will run out of
space at the landfill. At which point we would have two options;
- Use up more of Flathead County's limited and
pristine natural resources and money to create a new
landfill site.
- Ship our garbage (at large costs) to another
landfill outside of the county.
But there is a third choice that's easy, affordable, and worth it;
3. Divert
material away from the landfill by recycling more NOW!
If we all do our part, we can minimize our impact on the Flathead Valley. Please help us keep our home
beautiful and green by going green today!
Our Mission
Providing the Flathead Valley with the most recycling
opportunities
and the best service possible.
What we recycle
- Cardboard – corrugated and cereal box type cardboard
- Paper - Newspaper, Office Paper, Magazines
- Paper - Shredded paper
- Plastic - #1 We take all plastic that is labeled as
#1 PETE (Polyethylene
terephthalate). You can tell if it is #1 by looking closely at
the bottom of the container for the triangular recycling arrows with
a #1 in the middle of the triangle. Most water and pop bottles are #1. The
#1 plastics can be any color, including clear, as long as it is marked with
a #1. Most caps are not #1 so please remove the caps when recycling.
- Plastic - #2 HDPE :Milk and water bottles use a
natural-colored HDPE resin. Bottles used for detergents, shampoos and other
products often have colorants added to the resin. Valley recycling will
accept both
- Aluminum Cans
- Nonferrous Metals
- Pallets
- See what we buy and learn
about donations
Personnel
- Chad Bauer – District Manager
- Mike Smith (contact)
- Mark Foster
- Nicole Olsen
- Brendan Flaherty
Human Resources
Valley Recycling Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Apply Online!
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