Douglas County residents in Omaha receive weekly curbside trash and recycling through the Omaha Solid Waste Division's contract with FCC Environmental Services. Pickup day is assigned by address. Bins must be out by 6 AM on collection day.
The City of Omaha provides weekly curbside trash, recycling, and yard waste collection to residential customers under a long-term contract with FCC Environmental Services (formerly Waste Management). Residents are assigned a specific weekday for collection based on address — the Omaha Solid Waste Division publishes route maps. Trash, recycling, and yard waste are collected on the same day. Bins must be placed at the curb by 6 AM on collection day. Holiday-week pickups shift one day later (observed holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas). Omaha provides each household with a 96-gallon recycling cart and a 96-gallon yard waste cart during the growing season (April through November); trash is collected in resident-provided cans or purchased Omaha-branded bags. Suburbs Ralston, Bennington, Valley, and Waterloo operate their own contracts or municipal services. Unincorporated Douglas County residents contract privately with haulers including FCC, Papillion Sanitation, and Abes Trash Service.
Missed pickup due to late placement: no collection until next cycle. Placing non-compliant items (hazardous waste, construction debris) in trash: $50 to $200 fine. Bins out more than 24 hours past pickup: code compliance citation.
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