orcas island – Orcas Island Exchange

Grinding for Good

Heather Wallace2025-12-05T15:37:15-08:00December 5, 2025|Inspiration|

Depending on who you ask, 20–25% of all garbage [...]

More Recycling Tips

Heather Wallace2025-12-05T15:10:03-08:00December 5, 2025|Knowledge|

Free Items to Recycle Glass is perhaps our [...]

All That Glitters…

Heather Wallace2025-12-05T14:27:26-08:00December 5, 2025|Knowledge|

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that household [...]

Ridwell: A Way to Recycle Plastic Film on Orcas

Heather Wallace2025-11-11T12:22:06-08:00November 11, 2025|Inspiration|

In October, we attended a recycling seminar sponsored by Ridwell, [...]

Trashion Fashion Exhibits Sustainable Couture

Heather Wallace2025-10-07T03:56:24-07:00October 6, 2025|Inspiration|

In 2018, islander Michael Greenberg approached Asifa Pasin-Welch and [...]

What’s Next?

Heather Wallace2025-09-12T16:38:34-07:00September 12, 2025|News|

Ever since we put our glass crusher, Big Blue, into [...]

Docent Corner

Heather Wallace2025-09-12T15:51:30-07:00September 12, 2025|Knowledge|

The October newsletter starts a monthly short article by [...]

Medication Mail Program

Heather Wallace2025-07-11T06:14:26-07:00July 11, 2025|News|

Expired or excess medications that are tossed in the trash [...]

Redirecting Food Waste to Local Farms

Heather Wallace2025-07-14T20:09:55-07:00July 10, 2025|Inspiration|

Big things are sprouting from small leftovers at Orcas Island [...]

OIES Class Tours ORS/The Exchange

Heather Wallace2025-05-23T18:59:27-07:00May 19, 2025|Inspiration|

If you were leading a tour of Orcas Recycling Services/The [...]