Free Resources to Help You On Your Zero Waste Journey
Here’s our top 10-most used guides.
Wanna know if recycling actually works in Omaha? The best eco-friendly places to eat? Which salon will compost your hair? It’s all here in our most visited blogs.
From most to least sustainable shopping, follow this 7-layer pyramid to get eco-friendly gift ideas.
Omaha’s #1 guide for recyclability.
Is it recyclable, compostable, or does it go in the landfill. That’s the top question we get. While our resources will give you the answer, the quickest and most up-to-date resource can be found at omaharecyclingguide.org.
It’s the best Omaha-specific guide that’s been verified by the City of Omaha, Keep Omaha Beautiful, and the actual place that has the responsibility for recycling it — First Star.
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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.
Pheasant 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.
Two 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.
We 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.
Trash might be the last thing on the list, but it's the first of ours. Use this guide to plan a small low waste party.
From most to least sustainable shopping, follow this 7-layer pyramid to get eco-friendly gift ideas.
