recycling – Page 3 – Orcas Island Exchange

Plastics

Pete2025-05-22T04:04:37+00:00August 7, 2022|Uncategorized|

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

Lopez: A Model for the Future

Heather Wallace2025-05-22T04:02:13+00:00July 18, 2022|Inspiration|

On June 11 a group of ORS/Exchange board and staff [...]

Non-Recyclable Item: TetraPak

Pete2025-05-23T20:12:06+00:00June 19, 2022|Knowledge|

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

Have You Met Dexter?

Heather Wallace2025-05-22T04:07:09+00:00May 31, 2022|Inspiration|

Dateline: Orcas Recycling Services, Orcas Island, WA: It’s Monday. First [...]

Comparing Product Packaging

Heather Wallace2025-05-23T20:14:14+00:00February 18, 2022|Knowledge|

Plastic, glass or aluminum? Do you consider the packaging of [...]

Great Minds Think Alike

Heather Wallace2025-05-23T20:43:28+00:00January 14, 2022|Inspiration|

We were excited to learn that we are not the [...]

Smart Glass Separation

Heather Wallace2025-05-23T20:56:09+00:00September 17, 2021|Knowledge|

Why you should recycle glass: Our glass crushing machine [...]

Put Cardboard in its Place

Heather Wallace2025-05-23T21:00:29+00:00October 5, 2020|Knowledge|

In the past, cardboard in the mixed recycling bins [...]

What Contaminates a Load of Mixed Recycling?

Pete2025-05-22T03:12:19+00:00September 7, 2020|Knowledge|

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

Recycling Tip: The Scoop On Recycling Plastic Film

Heather Wallace2020-12-07T21:06:48+00:00September 7, 2020|Knowledge|

For more than a year ORS has been encouraging folks [...]

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