Curbside compost pickup could become a countywide service in the coming years. On July 15, the County Commission approved a contract to conduct a feasibility study with Resource Recycling Systems Inc.聽The study will evaluate collection models, infrastructure needs, cost recovery strategies and the integration of a pay-as-you-throw program. The study will consider implementing curbside compost collection service across all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county, including Wilson, Teton Village, Kelly, Jackson, and neighborhoods south of town.
Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling (ISWR) secured a $40,000 USDA grant to support the study, set to begin as early as this month, with final results due May 2026. 聽The Michigan-based consultants, Resource Recycling Systems Inc., have worked with ISWR since January to develop and support the current commercial organics collection program, managed by Arbor Works. The residential collection aspect, if implemented, would be designed to complement the existing commercial program.
According to the County, 鈥渢he goal is to create a creative, easy-to-use, flexible, price-competitive residential organics collection program compatible with a volume-based pay-as-you-throw.鈥�