Pete – Orcas Island Exchange

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Drop Off Your Xmas Tree for Free!

Pete2022-11-17T19:55:47+00:00December 27, 2017|Knowledge|

Drop off your dried-out Christmas tree at the transfer station for [...]

Recycling: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway?

Pete2023-01-18T19:28:35+00:00August 7, 2022|Featured Posts|

Most of us believe that recycling is our civic and [...]

Have You Seen the Exchange Gallery?

Pete2023-01-18T19:26:55+00:00August 7, 2022|Featured Posts|

From time-to-time we have had some amazing artworks and [...]

Why We Gotta Recycle Batteries

Pete2023-10-23T21:49:40+00:00July 31, 2014|Knowledge|

ORS/The Exchange is excited to be accepting batteries of all [...]

Legislature Fails to Pass Significant, Progressive Recycling Bill

Pete2023-05-12T20:52:16+00:00March 30, 2023|News|

The Washington State legislature failed to pass sweeping, progressive solid [...]

Plastics

Pete2023-10-24T20:57:14+00:00August 7, 2022|Uncategorized|

$7/can (goes in comingled recycling) We currently accept #1, [...]

What Contaminates a Load of Mixed Recycling?

Pete2023-01-18T19:31:30+00:00September 7, 2020|Knowledge|

Last month we focused on how plastic bags, sheets, packing [...]

Cartons

Pete2023-10-24T21:57:58+00:00August 7, 2022|Uncategorized|

$7/can, $350/ton (goes in comingled recycling) Tetra Pak [...]

Recycle Many Electronics FREE!

Pete2023-01-18T19:32:42+00:00July 31, 2014|News|

Recycling many electronics at ORS is FREE! In 2014 ORS [...]

Non-Recyclable Item: TetraPak

Pete2024-07-03T21:04:30+00:00June 19, 2022|Knowledge|

You’ve seen ‘em, you use ‘em, everyone does. These are [...]