How to Compost at Home Without Spending a Dime

There’s a super simple way to start composting in your backyard today without spending a dime, just using stuff laying around your house, and without ticking off your neighbors. There’s also a way to compost all the things you can’t do in your backyard through our Compost Club subscription service. Here’s how …

EducationBrent CramptonMarch 24, 2021Composting at Home, Sustainability

What's Wrong With Recycling, and How to Hack It

Recycling prices have increased in Omaha, Nebraska. Here’s why …

Brent CramptonMarch 1, 2021

How You Can Donate Soil to Local Food Gardens

ProgramsBrent CramptonOctober 8, 2020Local Food Movement, Food Security, Climate Change Solutions, Composting, Food Gardens, Omaha, Nebraska, Compost Club, UNO Sustainability, Food Day Omaha, Conservation Nebraska

How-to Set up a College Composting Program

TipsBrent CramptonSeptember 22, 2020Creighton University, Sustainable Creighton, Omaha, Composting, College Campus Composting, Zero Waste

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.

How The Switch Became America's First Green Restuarant Certified Food Hall

The Switch is a food hall that made an exceptional commitment to sustainability. Here's their story.

Omaha Residential Recycling & Composting Options

Whether you’re new to town, looking to go deeper, or frustrated with the state of recycling in Omaha, here’s actions you can take to divert your materials from the landfill …