Eco Club Newsletter Archive

Every issue of our Eco Club newsletter, newest first. Each one has local tips to help you recycle and compost more in Omaha, events worth your time, and the businesses near you that are doing it well.

Last updated October 2026.

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October 2026: Nebraska's first trash study since 2009 found food is #1

  • The state hand-sorted 606 trash samples from eight landfills and transfer stations. Food was the single biggest item.

  • Curbside Compost Club passed 500 homes and 92 tons, and opened two new neighborhoods.

  • Hefty Renew is leaving. Orange bags still work, and First Star will sell them.

  • Free pumpkin drop-off, Nov 1–15 at Dundee Bank.

  • Cass County Fair kept 4,800 pounds out of the landfill in four days.

Read the October 2026 issue →

Related: Nebraska's 2026 trash study · Omaha's orange bag guide · Where to recycle pumpkins in Omaha

2026

May 2026: Curbside Compost Club doubles in size

  • Curbside Compost Club expanded to more Omaha neighborhoods on May 19.

  • Our eco-friendly restaurant guide got new spots and a map.

  • Every Omaha plant sale in May and June, in one list.

  • How CHI Health Center composted 93 tons in a year, and Creighton's 42-ton year.

  • New partners: a gluten-free bakery, a plant store and a healing center.

Related: Omaha's eco-friendly restaurants · How to redeem your Compost Club credits

March 2026: Curbside composting comes to Omaha

  • Curbside Compost Club launched, with free compost back for members.

  • 10 Omaha organizations recognized for their zero-waste work.

  • A free class on the recycling setup used by 400+ Omaha programs.

  • Earth Day month events, a family eco quiz, and a Hillside Fund update.

Related: Omaha's top eco-friendly organizations of 2025 · Family eco quiz

2025

June 2025: Low-waste Fourth of July and our 2024 Eco-Award winners

  • Tips for a low-waste Independence Day.

  • Who won our 2024 Eco-Awards, and what they do that you can copy.

  • New partners: Costco, Joslyn Art Museum and a new bakery.

  • A zero-waste bus tour field trip.

Related: Omaha's top recyclers in 2024 · Omaha's commercial recycling changes

2024

June 2024: Does recycling work? Plus a seminar on cutting plastic

  • A seminar on nanoplastics and how to cut single-use plastic at work.

  • What we know about whether your recycling gets recycled.

  • New partner: Turner Construction.

  • Video: how Kiewit Luminarium earned our Zero Waste Design award.

Related: Does recycling in Omaha work? · Waste audit guide

May 2024: Our first Eco-Awards, and a zero-waste Earth Day Omaha

  • Earth Day Omaha went zero waste.

  • Compost Club Gives sent free compost to local community gardens.

  • What the winners of our first awards ceremony do, so you can copy them.

  • New partners: Kiewit University, Ooh De Lally and Kaneko.

Related: Our first eco-award ceremony · Compost Club Gives

March 2024: How Omaha restaurants close the loop on food waste

  • How local restaurants use circular food practices.

  • Compost Club Gives: donate your soil credits to community gardens like City Sprouts and The Union.

  • Volunteer to help make Earth Day Omaha zero waste.

  • Video: how Lola's and Film Streams use our services.

Related: Circular food economy for restaurants

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