Orcas Island ExchangeNEWS
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Exchange Anniversary Celebration
It's been one year since The Exchange officially re-opened and we want to celebrate with you, our community! On Saturday,...
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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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Solstice Parade Costumes Designed at Exchange Workshop
We love doing things that support reuse in the community so we were happy to host a Solstice Parade Costume...
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INSPIRATION
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Awesome “Talking Trash” Community Forum!
On November 3rd more than 30 committed folks joined ORS/The Exchange in a community forum to visualize the future of the...
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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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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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Solving the Plastic Packaging Problem
Recycle 2.0 was launched with the purpose of continuing education on the current, worldwide recycling challenges. Plastics is a big...
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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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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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