Orcas Island ExchangeNEWS
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Community Forum: “Talking Trash!” Nov. 3rd
Members of the Orcas Island community are invited to a forum: “Talking Trash - Imaging the Future for Solid Waste...
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Silent Auction Display Case
Some people may not know this but every month we put a new collection of unique items in the display...
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Exchange Online Store Launches
For months we have been discussing how to launch an online store that would first take into consideration our local...
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Paint Recycling Now Available at The Exchange
ORS is now a recycling center for latex paint! Gather up your old, leftover, or unwanted latex paint (liquid form)...
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INSPIRATION
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Fall 2018 Great Islands Clean Up Recap
We had another successful Great Islands Clean Up on Saturday, September 29. The weather was great for the 139+ volunteers...
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Island Market Great Islands Clean Up Challenge
The Fall 2018 Great Islands Clean Up is right around the corner and Island Market wants to make sure it's...
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WATCH: How The Orcas Exchange Became a Zero Waste Model
Watch the story of how a rag-tag island swap meet turned into a model non-profit, zero-waste reuse and recycling facility.
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My Exchange Story: Mount Baker Farm
When Ruth, Cheryl and Barb bought the Mount Baker Farm property on Orcas Island, they were determined to offer a...
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KNOWLEDGE
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Sorting Through the Plastic Numbers
We've been discussing plastics a lot lately. And for good reason. But have you ever been confused by those numbers...
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Next Household Hazardous Waste Collection in November
In August we held our first ever ORS Household Hazardous Waste Clean Up and had over 35 vehicles come by. We filled...
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Don’t Waste The Good Stuff!
What’s wrong with this picture? Look at all of those valuable aluminum cans in the garbage! With a little forethought,...
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The Last Straw
Here’s what you should know if you enter a restaurant in the San Juan Islands and see signage for, “The...
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