Drifting Dock Highlights Growing Microplastic Risk
By Asifa Pasin, Nancy Schafer, Bill Symes What began [...]
ORS Launches Pilot Program to Recycle Pill Bottles
Brown plastic pill bottles are not accepted in mixed recycling—but [...]
Spring Great Islands Cleanup April 18th
The 2026 Spring Great Islands Cleanup is set for [...]
Free Lightbulb Recycling Program Comes To Abrupt Halt
In late 2025 it was announced that the Washington State-mandated [...]
Meet Our Newest Board Member and Docent
The leadership of Orcas Recycling Services (ORS)/The Exchange, and our [...]
Another Way to Docent
Our docents have our respect and thanks. They bring [...]
Not All Aluminum Is Created Equal
Of all the things that Orcas Recycling Services "freecycles" - [...]
Wanted: Student Intern Docents
Our volunteer docents at the recycling, or Z-wall, sincerely believe [...]
Grinding for Good
Depending on who you ask, 20–25% of all garbage [...]
More Recycling Tips
Free Items to Recycle Glass is perhaps our [...]