Orange Recycling Services, Inc

12/31/2025

In Loving Memory of Terry “TP” Perry 💛

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our colleague, Terry “TP” Perry. TP was born on July 9, 1961, in Durham, North Carolina, and passed away peacefully at his home on December 22, 2025.

TP was known for his exceptional skill and confidence operating a forklift, especially in challenging situations that required precision and experience. When something needed to be moved safely and done right, TP could always be counted on.

We will miss TP’s presence on the floor and the impact he made through years of hard work. He was months away crom celebrating 20 years with our company. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.

🕊️ Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 12:00 noon at American Cremation & Funeral Service in Durham. The family will receive friends starting 30 minutes before the service.

Rest in peace, TP. Thank you for the work you did and the contributions you made to our team. 💛

American Cremation and Funeral Service | Durham, NC in Durham respectfully announces the passing of Terry Perry on December 22, 2025.

04/29/2025

So proud of you TP!

This Earth Month, we’re highlighting the people and groups that inspire us to environment action! First up is an Eco Hero from our incredible teammate Nic, who drives our recycling routes.

Here’s what Nic has to say: “My hero is TP, a man of many talents working at Orange Recycling Services for years and dedicated to helping the community!”

We’re lucky to call the team at Orange Recycling Services a close ReCo partner — and in fact, they’re just a couple blocks from our warehouse.

01/11/2025

Isn’t this cool?!?!

Sorry not sorry.

07/22/2024

06/28/2024

Happy *35th* Anniversary to all who have and will contribute to Orange Recycling Services, Inc being able to make a difference with businesses and industry in Orange, Durham, Wake counties and beyond!🌎♻️

04/14/2024

Always a great day at - thanks for having us! 🚛🚚🚒♻️

12/06/2023

10/26/2023

Friends, We wanted to share and address a recent ABC News Story focusing on plastic bag recycling. Here is the link - https://abcnews.go.com/US/put-dozens-trackers-plastic-bags-recycling-trashed/story?id=99509422 .We don't want people to get discouraged about recycling when they hear stories like this. There are MANY people, community organizations, and companies doing the hard work to make sure your recyclables actually get recycled. You should recycle through your curbside pickup (just follow your municipality's instructions) and through recycling/reuse services like The ReCollective for your hard-to-recycle items.

The ReCollective partners with Orange Recycling Services, Inc for plastic film and styrofoam. ORS is a commercial recycling company, locally owned and operated for over 32 years in Durham, and serves the entire Triangle.

Your plastic film gets aggregated at The ReCollective warehouse. The really cool thing is ORS's recycling plant is literally 4 blocks down the road from our warehouse. We just load up our pickup van full of film and take it over before a morning route. Then, the ORS plant uses a baler to compress the plastic film into bales. These bales are then delivered directly in full container loads to The TREX Company, where they’re turned into composite deck boards or sent to other similar end manufacturers.

If you ever have any questions about who our partners are and where your materials go, you can see all of this on the materials page of our website.