What Contaminates a Load of Mixed Recycling?
Last month we focused on how plastic bags, sheets, packing [...]
Recycling Tip: The Scoop On Recycling Plastic Film
For more than a year ORS has been encouraging folks [...]
A “Good” Clothing Option
The Exchange continues to have some limitations on accepting clothing [...]
Recycling Tip: No Plastic Film
This summer, you may meet one of our Recycling Docents [...]
Recycling is Not Enough–Reuse!
If you're looking for ways to keep education flowing through [...]
A (not so short) History of Compost
Prehistoric farmers discovered that manure from their domesticated animals - [...]
Step-by-Step to Recycling Plastics
The NPR recently published a helpful infographic on the in’s [...]
ORS Separating Cardboard
Orcas Recycling Services has taken a major step in how [...]
Awesome “Talking Trash” Community Forum!
On November 3, 2018, more than 30 committed folks joined ORS/The [...]
Sorting Through the Plastic Numbers
We've been discussing plastics a lot lately. And for good [...]