Orcas Island ExchangeNEWS
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We Have a Dog in this Race
ORS/The Exchange is sponsoring a candidate in this year's race for Mayor of Eastsound. You may have already met Max...
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Zero Waste Mulch is Back for Spring
For a couple of years now we have been accepting clean green yard-waste material at a significant discount. We just did our second...
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Workshops Coming to The Exchange
When ORS was planning the new Exchange, we committed to using the building for workshops, classes, and events that served...
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Using 3D Printing for Plastic Reuse
The Orcas Food Co-op, the Funhouse and The Exchange are teaming up to start an exciting plastic recycling project. A...
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INSPIRATION
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Amazing Earth Day Weekend
On Saturday, April 20, almost 100 people cared for our islands by picking up 1,940 pounds of trash. The following...
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Great Islands Clean Up Spring 2019 A Success
Thanks to EVERYONE who participated in this year's Spring 2019 Great Islands Clean Up! Almost 6,000 pounds of litter was...
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A Big Thanks to AmeriCorps
Our heartfelt thanks go out to the AmeriCorps workers who volunteered their help to Orcas Recycling Services in February. Eleven...
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Keeping Waste Local: Need a Garbage Can?
ORS was recently approached by Lotioncrafter, one of our awesome local companies, about what to do with the excess 55...
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KNOWLEDGE
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ORS To Begin Separating Cardboard
Orcas Recycling Services is taking a major step in how we recycle, and we could use your help.Since May 30,...
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Recycle 2.0: Cardboard
Beginning in May, Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange will introduce a new recycling program, focusing on cardboard. One of the large...
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Where Does All the Food Waste Go?
Late last year when the nation-wide recycling crisis consumed the news, we decided to push forward on our Recycle 2.0...
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Film Inspires Plastic Free Living
On March 7th the Seaview Theater in Eastsound was packed for a screening of the beautifully-made but disturbing film “A Plastic...
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