The Exchange Update | September 2026

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Secure Your Load for Safer Roads

As we head into the Fall Great Islands Cleanup, we’d like to remind everyone to properly secure trash in or on your vehicles, prior to transporting. Washington state law RCW 46.61.655 requires every vehicle driven or moved on any public road to be constructed or loaded in a way that secures the load and any covering used.

TIPS: SECURING YOUR LOAD

A Busman’s Holiday

“I came home impressed by what can happen when a solid waste facility becomes more than simply a place where people take their trash.”

Kaz Szymoniak is the Environmental Manager for Santa Rosa County near Pensacola, Florida. Following a recent tour of ORS/The Exchange, he sent us a recap of what he saw that impressed him, and what he hopes to incorporate into their operations back home.

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Continuing Fundraising Goals

Styrofoam Densifier

Tub Grinder

Final 2026 Tour of ORS/The Exchange

Upcoming Events

Sat. October 3: Hazardous Waste Cleanup. 10 am to 2 pm.

Bring us everything from cleaning supplies to pesticides to epoxies. We will be accepting liquid fuels like gasoline, kerosine and diesel at this event.

NO Paints or stains! Bring those to ORS for FREE, Thursday-Monday 10am-4pm.

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