First Star Recycling

We are excited to announce that our Solutions Plastics division is exhibiting at Earth Day in Bellevue hosted by @GreenBellevue on April 19th promoting our ReClaim™ plastic lumber. Save the date and stay tuned for more information! #EarthDayInBellevue #plasticlumber

2/2 At First Star - we love to give tours of our single-stream sorting process, the packaging of materials for resale &our very own Solutions Plastic Lumber manufactured from orange bag materials. Contact us at recycling@firstarfiber.com to schedule your group's tour.

1/2 Did you know Omaha is home to one of the largest recycling facilities in North America? First Star Recycling serves a region where comparable infrastructure is few and far between. Read more! firststarrecycling.com/news-1/top-75-…

On Super Bowl Sunday - Cheer loud. Waste less. Super Bowl parties create recyclables — aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and cardboard can all get a second life when recycled correctly. Thanks for helping keep valuable materials out of the landfill. #RecycleRight #winningmindset

We are proud to share that @keepnebeaut has awarded First Star Recycling the Sustainability Seal. Read about it below. firststarrecycling.com/news-1/first-s…

We're hiring! Find us at the @UNLincoln Career Fair Feb. 5. Find details on job openings here: nrdnet.org/nrds/employment

Garbology is in full swing this week with guest presentations in Kindergarten classrooms across the district ♻️ Every year, Lincoln Public Schools’ newest students learn about how to reduce, reuse, and recycle! 💚🎉 #recycle #garbology #sustainability

Did you know? Plastic bottles should be recycled with the lid ON. Loose caps can fall through equipment and end up as trash. Empty the bottle, put the lid back on, and recycle — easy win. Loose lid, no bottle? Put it in the orange bag! #RecycleRight #PlasticRecycling

Quick shout out to NFL fans: Be sure to separate cans and plastic bottles & cups, flatten cardboard, including pizza boxes and place them in your recycle bin! Please bring glass bottles to a drop off site & keep food scraps out of the recycling bin. #Recycling #Winning

Take a look at the story aired by @pbsnewshour! firststarrecycling.com/news-1/solutio…

✨ Happy New Year! As we head into a new year, we’re grateful for our community’s commitment to recycling and sustainability. Together, we’re turning today’s waste into tomorrow’s resources ♻️

It's New Year's Eve! 🥂 Watching the Nebraska game and celebrating the New Year? Be sure to recycle♻️! Happy New Year!

🎄💡 Done decking the halls? Do not place trees or lights in your recycling cart. Instead, donate real Christmas trees and holiday lights to the Boy Scouts for proper recycling. 📅 Tree & light pickup dates available — check local details and schedule before setting items out.

🚫 Holiday reminder: Some festive items are landfill only. Shiny bows, wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue paper, glass ornaments, and foil of any kind do not belong in recycling. When in doubt, keep it out — contamination hurts recycling ♻️

🎄Merry Christmas from all of us at First Star Recycling! Wishing you a joyful holiday filled with family, celebration — and a little recycling done right ♻️ Thank you for helping keep our community clean and doing the recycling to we can turn it into something new!✨

🎅 Stay on Santa’s nice list this holiday season! Recycle the right way by keeping items empty, clean, and loose in your cart. Plastic, paper, aluminum, tin, and cardboard and more.♻️ Learn more at firststarrecycling.com Happy Holidays!

@KOmahaBeautiful just launched their informative webpage showing how orange bag plastics are collected and turned into Solutions Plastic ReClaim™ Lumber! Be sure to check it out and share it! 👉keepomahabeautiful.org/orange-bag-pla… #foamrecycling #circulareconomy

Nebraska is expanding foam recycling! ♻️ With support from the @FPIHQ, First Star Recycling installed a new foam densifier in Omaha — helping recycle foam PS into products like our Solutions Plastic lumber. wasteadvantagemag.com/new-foam-recyc… #FoamRecycling #CircularEconomy

Hard-to-recycle plastics CAN get a second life. The NYT highlighted the issue — and Nebraska is part of the solution. First Star Recycling + Solutions Plastic Lumber = real circularity. ♻️ Blog link ↓ firststarrecycling.com/news-1/l122qwu…

Attention Lincoln, Nebraska recyclers♻️! The City of Lincoln is asking you to complete this brief survey by the end of the year - giving your vital input on waste production, reuse, recycling will be a great help! unlcorexmuw.qualtrics.com/.../SV_29OTysR…