Twice a year, the City of Omaha picks up unlimited paper bags of yard waste for free. Here are the dates, the rules, a printable cheat sheet, and what to do the other 40 weeks of the year.
Read MorePheasant Point turns its landfill gas into fuel. So why compost your food? Because food rots faster than the gas wells go in, and the EPA estimates 61% of its methane is never captured.
Read MoreTwo free pumpkin drop-offs, Nov 1–15, 2026: Dundee Bank in Omaha and NeighborGood in Papillion. Here's how it works and where your pumpkins go next.
Read MoreWe packed a bus with 30 curious minds (some from out of state) and hit the road for a full-day eco adventure across Omaha. From thrift racks to compost rows, the Eco Bus Tour wasn’t just about seeing sustainability in action - it was about changing the way we think about waste. What we found? Trash doesn’t have to be boring. And small shifts - like where we shop or what we throw away - can lead to big impact.
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