First Star Recycling

06/06/2026

Firstar is at Heartland Workforce Solutions for their annual Jobpalooza. If you are interested in a position with Firstar, come see Michelle for information!

06/01/2026

Where does your recycling go? This spring, First Star Recycling connected with thousands of residents through Earth Day events and Recycling in Action tours, giving visitors a firsthand look at the recycling process and demonstrating that recycled materials can become valuable new products—including ReClaim™ plastic lumber made right here in Omaha.

Our Solutions Plastic Lumber division is actively looking to expand our network of retailers, distributors, and wholesalers as demand for ReClaim™ lumber continues to grow. Learn more about our recycling journey—and reach out if you have a lead or partnership opportunity!

Curious what happens after you place recyclables in your bin? From Earth Day celebrations to behind-the-scenes facility tours, First Star Recycling connected with thousands of residents interested in where their recycling goes and amazed by its transformation into ReClaim™ plastic lumber. This yea...

05/26/2026

A huge thank you to the amazing team from The Blue Bucket Project for once again helping clean up our grounds at First Star Recycling! This is such a caring, hardworking group, and we truly appreciate the time and energy you continue to give to our community. ♻️💙

05/13/2026

🚨 Last call for tomorrow’s Recycling in Action tour! ♻️ May 14, 1-2:30pm https://www.firststarrecycling.com/tour-schedule

See one of the Heartland’s largest recycling facilities in action — including our unique orange bag–to–plastic lumber manufacturing operation at First Star Recycling.

If you’re interested in sustainable building products or carrying ReClaim™ plastic lumber, we’d love to meet you.

The Association of Plastic Recyclers Solutions Plastic Lumber Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc.

05/11/2026

♻️🪵 Curious how hard-to-recycle plastics are turned into usable building products?

Join us Thursday, May 14 for a behind-the-scenes Recycling in Action tour at First Star Recycling and learn how ReClaim™ plastic lumber is manufactured.

Perfect for sustainability advocates, contractors, lumber yards, distributors, landscape suppliers, and anyone interested in the circular economy.

The Association of Plastic Recyclers Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc. Solutions Plastic Lumber

05/08/2026

What if hard-to-recycle plastics could become a marketable building product instead of landfill waste? ♻️

Join us May 14, 1:00–2:30 PM at First Star Recycling and the home of Solutions Plastic Lumber to see Recycling In Action, where recycling is sorted and sold and the orange bags filled with hard-to-recycle plastics are manufactured into ReClaim™ plastic lumber.

The tour is filling up so don't delay!
Register here: https://www.firststarrecycling.com/tour-schedule

***We are currently looking for retailers, distributors, and wholesale partners interested in carrying sustainable plastic lumber products. If you work for a lumber yard, landscape supply company, building materials supplier, hardware retailer, synthetic turf company, or other business interested in sustainable products, we’d love to connect with you. Send a PM and we'll schedule a private tour.

The Association of Plastic Recyclers

05/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us for yesterday’s Recycling in Action tour at First Star Recycling! ♻️ If you missed the tour, our next tour is scheduled for May 14, 1-2:30pm and you can schedule at www.firststarrecycling.com/tour-schedule

We were excited to welcome the media for a behind-the-scenes look at how recycling really works—from single-stream sorting to selling to markets to transforming hard-to-recycle plastics into ReClaim™ plastic lumber on-site.

Check out the interview and see how innovation, education, and landfill diversion are helping build a more circular economy right here in Nebraska.

The Association of Plastic Recyclers Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc. Keep Nebraska Beautiful

First Star Recycling is offering free public tours in May to show Omaha neighbors how recyclable materials are sorted and processed at its facility near 102nd and I streets.

05/05/2026

Last call to join the public RECYCLING TOUR TOMORROW, May 6!

Don’t miss your chance to see at First Star Recycling. ♻️

Reserve your spot: https://www.firststarrecycling.com/tour-schedule

🗓 May 6 Tour
🕘 9:00 – 10:30 AM
📍 10330 I Street, Omaha

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how materials move through one of the largest MRFs in the Heartland—from single-stream recycling to our innovative orange bag–to–plastic lumber operation. Plus, you’ll leave with a parting gift made from ReClaim™ lumber!

The Association of Plastic Recyclers Solutions Plastic Lumber Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc.