Your monthly dose of feel-good local eco-news is back! Give us a few minutes and we’ll make you smarter, give you some easy ways to combat climate change, and bring a smile to your face while doing it. Let’s go! …

Help complete the loop: Our annual Compost Club Gives campaign is your chance to help some of Omaha’s most eco-friendly gardens. We’re talking about non-profits such as Whispering Roots, City Sprouts, and The Union. They need soil. And you can help.

If you’re a Compost Clubber or a business that composts with us — you can donate your “soil credits” to these organizations from April 1-7th. When it’s time, we’ll email you a link to pick. If you’re not a Compost Clubber, join today to get started.

Help us make Earth Day Omaha a zero-waste event: Deepen your knowledge of recycling and composting by volunteering to be a zero-waste monitor. Click on this link, look for “Zero Waste Goal Helper,” and choose a time that works for ya.

This month’s rundown:

• 🎟️ Events: we’re doing a free seminar & our first awards ceremony!

• ✍️ Your Eco Tip: Learn how local restaurants “close the loop” with circular food economy practices.

• 🥳 New Partners: Deluxe recycling & composting as an awesome tech-office amenity? We think so. And an OG strip mall goes green.

• 📼 Watch: See how Lola’s & Film Streams use our services.

How Restaurants Can Join the Circular Food System

Imagine a restaurant that grows its own food at its own farm, composts the food waste, and uses the finished compost to grow the next crop.

It exists right here in Omaha. We know it as Block 16.

But let’s be real. Most restaurants can’t start a farm anytime soon.

No worries. As a local recycling and composting hauler, we’re partnered with all the best eco-friendly eateries in Omaha. We know their green strategies. And now we’re gonna give you their playbook.

So if you’re in the service industry, load up your cup with espresso (or Fernet, depending on when you read this) and dive into how you can get your restaurant into the circular food system.

P.S. There’s free money for restaurants to go green: there’s an amazing grant open until March 25th. It’s looking for restaurants that want to green up their business practices. Check out ReFED’s Catalytic Grant Fund.

Lola’s Loads Us Up with Glass

“Is there a movie theater in Omaha that’ll compost leftover popcorn?” Yes. “Do they also have someone help you sort your trash into the recycling and composting bin when you’re leaving the movie?” Yes. “Do they also have a restaurant that’ll compost all food prep waste and give you compostable serveware to go?” You betcha.

That’s the magic of Lola’s and Film Streams in Dundee. Take a peek at their system and how full they’re filling their bins.