Compost Clubbers: How to Redeem Your Compost Credits

ExplainersBrent CramptonMarch 26, 2026Compost Club, Education, Composting, Omaha

How Green Is Your Home? Take the Hillside Family Eco Quiz

Brent CramptonMarch 17, 2026recycling, composting, family, Omaha, zero waste, Compost Club, eco quiz, omaha

How to Compost at Home Without Spending a Dime

EducationBrent CramptonMarch 17, 2026Sustainability, Education, Composting, Omaha, Compost Club

Where to Recycle Your Halloween Pumpkins in Omaha

Omaha guide to ways to recycle, compost, or reuse your Halloween pumpkins.

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 work?

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

Here’s How To Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week

EducationBrent CramptonMay 5, 2024Composting, International Compost Awareness Week, Soil, Mulch, Omaha, Nebraska

Uncover Omaha's Recycling Secrets: Debunking Common Myths

TipsSamantha NiemanDecember 27, 2023omaha recycling, Omaha, Nebraska, Recycling, Recycle, commercial recycling Comment

Building a Green Team

Samantha NiemanDecember 11, 2023Compost, Commercial Compost, Recycling, Omaha, Nebraska, Green Team, Green Restaurants, Landfill Services, Landfill Comment

Zero Waste Gifting Guide

From most to least sustainable shopping, follow this 7-layer pyramid to get eco-friendly gift ideas.

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

Best and Most Eco-friendly Places to Eat in Omaha

TipsBrent CramptonNovember 25, 2023Composting, Omaha, Nebraska, Green Resturants, Eco-Fri, Best Places to Eat, Omaha Best Restaurants, Best Places to Eat in Omaha, Most Eco-Friendly Restaurants in Omaha, Vegan Food Omaha, Best Places to Eat Omaha, Best Restaurants Omaha, Best Omaha Coffee Shop

How to Host a Pumpkin Drop

After this year’s Halloween season, collaborate with us to set up a “Pumpkin Drive” to collect pumpkins & gourds from around the community. We will feed forest roaming pigs and the rest will be turned into nutrient dense soil at our commercial composting facility.

Samantha NiemanSeptember 20, 2023compost, Commercial Recycling, commercial compost farm, fall, Composting, Omaha, Zero Waste Omaha