Latest: State of Commercial Recycling in Omaha

ExplainersBrent CramptonJuly 10, 2024Commercial Recycling, Omaha, Omaha Recycling, Dual-Stream Recycling, First Star, Business Recycling Omaha

Does recycling in Omaha actually work?

ExplainersBrent CramptonJune 6, 2024Recycling Omaha, Omaha, First Star Recycling, Firstar Fiber

How an Omaha High School Created a "Zero Waste to Landfill" Lunch Program

ExplainersBrent CramptonDecember 1, 2023Composting, Recycling, Omaha, Marian High School, Zero Waste School

Beginners Guide to Waste Audits

Here’s how you can benefit from a waste audit + resources on how to get it done.

ExplainersSamantha NiemanJanuary 20, 2023Waste Audit, Omaha Waste Audit, Recycling, Business Recycling Omaha, Composting, Zero Waste

Guide for Low-Waste Festivals

ExplainersSamantha NiemanSeptember 14, 2021zero waste, zero waste music festival, omaha recycling, recycle, compost, glass recycling Comment

The Composting Journey of an Omaha Banana Peel

ExplainersBrent CramptonSeptember 21, 2020Composting, Sustainability, Zero Waste, Omaha, Nebraska, Residential Composting, Soil Dynamics, Stream Meadow, Au Courant, Benson, Compost Club

Case Study: How We Helped Gain the Nation's First Green Certified Food Hall

ExplainersBrent CramptonSeptember 17, 2020The Switch Food Hall, Sustainability, Zero Waste, Green Restaurant Association, Blackstone District, Omaha, Nebraska, Composting, Recycling, Sustainability Consulting

EnergyBag to Lumber Update

First Star Recycling, the Omaha recycling hub that oversees the EnergyBag program, has begun talking about using EnergyBag material for plastic lumber.