Valley Recycling

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 7 years alone we have diverted close to 30,000 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. In 2011 we increased and diverted 7.3 million pounds, and in 2012 we diverted 7.7 million pounds from the landfill. In 2013, we recycled 7.8 million pounds of recycle material.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.

Values

Honoring our commitments provides our stakeholders peace of mind and establishes us as the Premier Waste Services Company in the markets we serve. This creates a safe and rewarding environment for our employees while protecting the health and welfare of the communities we serve, thereby increasing value for our shareholders.

Safety

We strive to assure complete safety of our employees, our customers and the public in all of our operations. Protection from accident or injury is paramount in all we do.

Integrity

We define integrity as “saying what you will do and then doing it.” We keep our promises to our customers, our employees and our stockholders. Do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.

Customer Service

Maintain a current, high-level understanding of applicable state and local wage, hour and employment labor laws.

To be a Great Place To Work

We maintain a growth culture where our employees can maximize their potential personally and professionally. Our objective is to provide an environment where people enjoy what they do and take pride in their work. We wish to embody a work hard, play harder culture.

To be the Premier Waste Services Company in the U.S.

We continue to provide superior returns, remain environmentally responsible, and continue to grow in a disciplined way, deploying resources intelligently and benefiting communities we live in. We remain a “different breed”.

Vision of the Future

Our goal is to create an environment where self directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees, always relying on our Operating Values as the foundation for our existence.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED

• Nonferrous Metals - Metals that do not contain iron/are non-magnetic such as brass, copper, and scrap aluminum.
• Glass - We do no recycle glass, to learn where you can recycling your glass, contact us.
• Bags - No bags, no exceptions, you can recycle your plastic bags at your grocery store.
• Plastics #3-7 - Not all plastics are created equal, we can only recycle #1 & #2 plastics.
• Waxed Cardboard - Any waxed cardboard such as milk or juice cardboard containers.
• Steel
• Pallets