Sustainable fashion show & Earth Day warehouse tours at Goodwill

LOOKING TO BE A REALLY NICE MONDAY EVENING. OUTSIDE. IT IS EARTH WEEK AND WE’RE CELEBRATING OUR PLANET ALL WEEK LONG. GOODWILL OMAHA SUSTAINABILITY IS AT THE HEART OF THEIR MISSION AND KETV ANNA BEHNING IS TAKING YOU BEHIND THE SCENES AT THEIR OMAHA WAREHOUSE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR WELL OILED MACHINE. IN 2025. GOODWILL OMAHA RECYCLED 33,000 POUNDS OF THESE KIND OF PLASTIC BAGS. AND DID YOU KNOW THAT THESE PLASTIC BAGS THEN TURN INTO THIS? HERE’S A CLOSER LOOK. THIS IS COMPOSITE DECKING, BASICALLY PLASTIC LUMBER. WE’VE DIVERTED 26 MILLION POUNDS. WE’VE RECYCLED 9 MILLION POUNDS. IMAGINE 225 SEMIS LINED ON THE INTERSTATE. THAT 9 MILLION POUNDS WOULD FILL ALL OF THOSE TRUCKS. IMAGINE THAT GOING INTO THE LANDFILL. THAT’S CRAZY. GOODWILL OMAHA, DIRECTOR OF RETAIL SALES RUDY WHITE SAYS. RIGHT NOW THEY WANT YOUR OLD DENIM SHOES, INSULATION, PLASTICS. WE DO DELL RECONNECT WITH METAL, WITH COMPUTERS. WE TAKE OLD DVDS, VHS STUFFIES. EARTH WEEK IS GOODWILL’S SUPER BOWL WITH ACTIVITIES PACKED JUST LIKE THIS. RECYCLING. WE HAVE OUR FASHION WEEK AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR TOURS. YOU CAN DIVE INTO WHAT WE ACTUALLY RECYCLE. I DON’T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE DO OR HOW MUCH WE DO, AND WHAT IMPACT WE MAKE ON THE COMMUNITY. WHITE SAYS THAT SUSTAINABILITY IS NOT JUST FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT FOR PEOPLE AT THIS LOCATION. THE MANAGER IS JACOB BROWN, AND HE CAME FROM OUR WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM, AND HE’S ACTUALLY THE OUTLET MANAGER NOW, THE DIRECTOR OF RETAIL SALES SAYS HE STARTED OUT AS A PART TIME CASHIER NINE YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY CAME TO GOODWILL, NOT INTENDING TO STAY. THEN I FOUND OUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. IF YOU’D LIKE TO CELEBRATE EARTH WEEK WITH GOODWILL OR TOWARD THIS RECYCLING FACILITY, YOU CAN HEAD ONLINE RIGHT N