River City Recycling Center

A neighborhood recycling center on Omaha’s south side that locals drop off household recyclables and lighter bulky items at. People from nearby homes and small farms swing by to keep stuff out of the regional landfills in Nebraska. It sits on S 60th Street and looks like a working yard more than a storefront.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and lane where trucks and cars funnel in; the site is open and industrial rather than landscaped. Recycling bins and roll-offs are grouped in a yard area, often to the right after the entrance, with room to pull up and toss things from a pickup bed. Expect a mix of passenger cars, trailers, and farmers’ pickups - weekends and spring cleanup times get the longest lines. There are usually signs showing where cardboard, glass, metal and common household recyclables go, and some centers run seasonal or special recycling programs for items that don’t fit the regular bins.