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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 major grind, and now we...

Workshops at The Exchange

When ORS was planning the new Exchange, we committed to using the building for workshops, classes, and events that served our mission of Zero Waste....

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 generous local donor purchased the...

Trashion Fashion at Earth Day Festival

Join us for the TRASHION FASHION SHOW during the EARTH DAY FESTIVAL Sunday, April 21 at The Orcas Center | 5:30p This is where...

Hazardous Waste Roundup June 23rd

The annual County-wide hazardous waste collection event is scheduled for Sunday, June 23rd. The event is free to all Orcas households. Businesses must register in...

Where Does All the Food Waste Go?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Heather Wallace

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Late last year when the nation-wide recycling crisis consumed the news, we decided to push forward on our Recycle 2.0 program, hoping it would advance the conversation about achieving a zero-waste community. Food waste has been…

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Zero Waste Mulch is Back for Spring

Workshops at The Exchange

Using 3D Printing for Plastic Reuse

Trashion Fashion at Earth Day Festival

Hazardous Waste Roundup June 23rd

Where Does All the Food Waste Go?

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