The ORS Filter Bucket is an independently floating passive hydrocarbon skimmer that is equipped with a visual alarm to indicate when the bucket is full. Made out of polyethylene, nylon and mesh, the heart of the ORS filter bucket system is a floating cartridge that recovers product for storage in an integral 2-liter reservoir. Actual separation of product from water is carried out by a mesh screen located in the cartridge. This screen is specially treated to pass oil and repel water.