san juan islands – Orcas Island Exchange

What’s Your Recycling Knowledge?

Heather Wallace2026-08-11T10:59:51-07:00August 10, 2026|Knowledge|

How much do you know about contaminated recycling? [...]

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 [...]

Spring GICU Results

Heather Wallace2026-04-27T11:44:46-07:00April 14, 2025|Knowledge|

Over 250 volunteers came together for the 2026 Spring [...]

Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup: 10/3

Heather Wallace2026-09-07T23:34:34-07:00February 18, 2025|News|

The Fall Household Hazardous Waste event will be on Saturday, [...]

Fall 2026 Great Islands Cleanup

Heather Wallace2026-09-07T22:56:11-07:00October 9, 2024|Inspiration|

The 2026 Fall Great Islands Cleanup is set for [...]

Paver Kit Base with Recycled Glass

Heather Wallace2025-12-04T15:39:03-08:00July 19, 2024|Inspiration|

Orcas residents Julia Turney and Jay Lucas share their [...]

Secure Your Load

Heather Wallace2025-06-19T23:49:25-07:00July 3, 2024|Featured Posts|

Washington state law RCW 46.61.655 requires every vehicle driven or moved on [...]

Microplastics Beach Clean-up

Heather Wallace2025-05-23T21:16:12-07:00June 14, 2024|Inspiration|

Stay tuned for future beach clean-up dates! The Exchange’s [...]

Lopez: A Model for the Future

Heather Wallace2025-05-22T04:02:13-07:00July 18, 2022|Inspiration|

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

Secure Your Load for Safer Roads

Heather Wallace2025-05-22T03:53:17-07:00April 12, 2022|Inspiration|

Remember to secure any trash being transported in or on [...]