Recycling Plastic: Omaha's Worth And Potential

Omaha, Nebraska, offers a range of recycling services to its residents, including the collection of hard-to-recycle plastics. The city provides recycling collection every other week from the home using 96-gallon green lid carts, and there are also drop-off sites for recyclables including glass. Omaha is a Hefty ReNew community, meaning residents can purchase ReNew bags at local stores and recycle additional hard-to-recycle plastics. The city also offers a special program to collect hard-to-recycle plastics, where residents can purchase orange Hefty ReNew bags, which will be collected through their existing curbside and drop-off site services.

Omaha's Solid Waste Management Program offers recycling collection every other week from the home

The city's recycling program does not accept flexible films and plastic bags, but these can be recycled via store drop-off containers for free. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), the rigid white packaging foam used to protect goods like televisions, appliances, glass items, and perishables, is also not accepted in City of Omaha curbside recycling carts or drop-off site containers. However, there are some local alternative options for recycling this material. Rigid EPS foam marked #6, such as foam coolers and protective packaging, can be taken to Plastilite Corporation at 4930 Battlefield Drive in Omaha.

First Star Recycling offers a special program to collect hard-to-recycle plastics in the community. To participate, residents can purchase orange Hefty ReNew bags, which will be collected through their existing curbside and drop-off site services. When filled with accepted materials and tied shut, the bright orange Hefty ReNew bag is the only bag that can be placed in a curbside recycling cart or drop-off site container. Accepted items for the Omaha-specific program include empty and clean chip bags, snack bags, plastic candy wrappers, toothpaste tubes, plastic utensils, and polystyrene (styrofoam) cups or take-out containers.

Omaha is a Hefty ReNew community, allowing residents to recycle additional hard-to-recycle plastics

Omaha provides recycling collection every other week from homes using 96-gallon green lid carts. There are also drop-off sites for recyclables including glass. Flexible films and plastic bags cannot be accepted in the City of Omaha's recycling program, but they can be recycled via store drop-off containers for free.

There are some local alternative options for recycling expanded polystyrene (EPS), the rigid white packaging foam used to protect goods like televisions, appliances, glass items, and perishables. EPS (commonly known as Styrofoam) and other types of foam are not accepted in City of Omaha curbside recycling carts or drop-off site containers. However, rigid EPS foam marked #6, such as foam coolers and protective packaging, can be taken to Plastilite Corporation at 4930 Battlefield Drive in Omaha.

The NexTrex Plastic Bag & Film Program has participating Omaha locations

Omaha is a Hefty ReNew community, which means that residents can purchase ReNew bags at local stores and recycle additional hard-to-recycle plastics. The NexTrex Plastic Bag & Film Program has participating Omaha locations, and flexible films and plastic bags can be recycled via store drop-off containers for free. However, they cannot be accepted in the City of Omaha's recycling program.

First Star Recycling offers a special program to collect hard-to-recycle plastics in the Omaha community. To participate, residents can purchase orange Hefty ReNew bags, which will be collected through their existing curbside and drop-off site services. The bright orange Hefty ReNew bag is the only bag that can be placed in a curbside recycling cart or drop-off site container when filled with accepted materials and tied shut. Accepted items for the Omaha-specific program include empty and clean chip bags, snack bags, plastic candy wrappers, toothpaste tubes, plastic utensils, and polystyrene (styrofoam) cups or take-out containers.

Rigid EPS foam marked #6, such as foam coolers and protective packaging, can be taken to Plastilite Corporation at 4930 Battlefield Drive in Omaha for recycling. However, expanded polystyrene (EPS), the rigid white packaging foam used to protect goods like televisions, appliances, glass items, and perishables, is not accepted in City of Omaha curbside recycling carts or drop-off site containers.

Glassman Recycling & Repurposing offers a fee-based, residential pick-up service for glass recycling in the Omaha metro. Omaha provides recycling collection every other week from homes using 96-gallon green lid carts. There are also drop-off sites for recyclables, including glass.

First Star Recycling offers a program to collect hard-to-recycle plastics

In Omaha, there are also drop-off sites for recyclables including glass. Flexible films and plastic bags cannot be accepted in the City of Omaha's recycling program, but they can be recycled via store drop-off containers for free. Glassman Recycling & Repurposing offers a fee-based, residential pick-up service for glass recycling in the Omaha metro.

The Oma-Gro facility at 6606 S 60th St is now open to receive yard waste at no cost. It is open from 7 am to 3 pm on weekdays.

Omaha is a Hefty ReNew community, where you can purchase ReNew bags at local stores and recycle additional hard-to-recycle plastics.

Omaha has drop-off sites for recyclables including glass

One such drop-off site is the Oma-Gro facility at 6606 S 60th St, which is open to receiving yard waste at no cost. It is open from 7 am to 3 pm on weekdays. Another option for Omaha residents is First Star Recycling, which offers a special program to collect hard-to-recycle plastics. To participate, residents can purchase orange Hefty ReNew bags, which will be collected through their existing curbside and drop-off site services. The bright orange Hefty ReNew bag is the only bag that can be placed in a curbside recycling cart or drop-off site container.

Glassman Recycling & Repurposing also offers a fee-based, residential pick-up service for glass recycling in the Omaha metro area. Flexible films and plastic bags cannot be accepted in the City of Omaha's recycling program, but they can be recycled via store drop-off containers for free.

For Omaha residents looking to recycle rigid EPS foam marked #6, such as foam coolers and protective packaging, these can be taken to Plastilite Corporation at 4930 Battlefield Drive in Omaha.

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