san juan islands – Orcas Island Exchange

Spring GICU Results

Heather Wallace2025-05-28T21:38:15+00:00April 14, 2025|Knowledge|

Over 300 volunteers came together for the 2025 Spring [...]

From a Mountain to a Molehill

Heather Wallace2024-08-21T21:25:06+00:00August 21, 2024|Inspiration|

ORS began crushing separated glass over two years ago and [...]

Paver Kit Base with Recycled Glass

Heather Wallace2024-07-19T23:52:46+00:00July 19, 2024|Inspiration|

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

Secure Your Load

Heather Wallace2025-06-19T23:49:25+00:00July 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+00:00June 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+00:00July 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+00:00April 12, 2022|Inspiration|

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

Smart Glass Separation

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

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

Catching up with Historical Garbage

Heather Wallace2023-11-02T05:58:41+00:00July 16, 2021|Inspiration|

Since the first Great Islands Clean-up in 2014, we have [...]

Step-by-Step to Recycling Plastics

Heather Wallace2020-12-08T20:17:35+00:00September 12, 2019|Knowledge|

The NPR recently published a helpful infographic on the in’s [...]