Orcas Island ExchangeNEWS
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Great Islands Clean Up: April 18 2020!
Get ready for the next Great Islands Clean Up - Spring Edition 2020! Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 10am...
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Help Us Fix Recycling On Orcas
The political and ecological challenges we face today can be overwhelming. The problems are vast, spanning the globe. We all...
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Replace Plastic Wrap with Beeswax Wrap!
Board Member, Asifa Pasin will be running another Beeswax Wrap class on February 22, 2020 from 2pm-6pm. The Workshop will...
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New Exchange Sweatshirts Available
Grab a sweatshirt with the new logo! Drop by The Exchange and purchase a sweatshirt with the new logo designed...
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INSPIRATION
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VERMI-what???
A little hardship grew to big changes in Cuba in 1991. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the people...
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A (not so short) History of Compost
Prehistoric farmers discovered that manure from their domesticated animals - mixed with straw and other brush and crop residues -...
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Step-by-Step to Recycling Plastics
The NPR recently published a helpful infographic on the in’s and out’s of plastic recycling. If you were not already...
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Community Scaled Composting
Greetings All! This column is in support of ORS’s new endeavor into “Community Scaled” composting. To kick it off, three...
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KNOWLEDGE
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Callout for Docents
Last May, ORS began a pilot program to separate cardboard--corrugated, clean, dry, and flattened. Our goal is to build a...
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What’s Wrong with this Photo?
A photo taken earlier this month at the recycling wall area raises this question: A. Is it mixed, co-mingled recycling...
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Upcoming Workshops at The Exchange
Make Your Own Beeswax Wrap February 22, 2020 (2pm-6pm) @ The Exchange Annex Back by popular demand! On Saturday February 22nd...
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Docents Make a Difference
ORS has been doing a separation of cardboard pilot program for the past 10 weeks. In order to help customers...
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