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Pop Tabs

Pop tabs may be small in size, but they have a big impact. Your aluminum can tab donations help light the way for families at our House.

Thanks to schools, businesses, community organizations, and families like yours, we recycled approximately 35 million pop tabs last year, and the money from those donations helps pay for our electric bill each month.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Saving pop tabs is easy. Simply remove the tab off your can, save them in a disposable container, and when you have a large amount, drop them off at our House, at 620 S. 38th Ave. 

You can drop off pop tabs at our front desk anytime Monday through Friday 8am-6pm

Because pop tabs are smaller and easier to store. The tabs are also paint free and pure aluminum, which increases their value when recycled. So pull your tabs for Ronald McDonald House Omaha, but be sure to recycle the cans.

  • One pound of tabs is about 1,500 tabs.
  • Each tab measures about 1 inch, so there are 12 tabs in one foot.
  • It would take 63,360 tabs, placed end to end, to reach a mile.
    One million tabs end to end would stretch 15.78 miles.

Yes! Weigh your pop tabs and multiply the total pounds by 1,500 to get the total.

If I don't live in Omaha, can I still donate pop tabs?

Yes! If you can locate a recycling plant near you, take your tabs there. They will write you a check which you can mail to us at:

Ronald McDonald House Omaha
620 South 38th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68105

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Not all houses accept pop tabs, so please reach out directly to coordinate with the house closest to you.

PS: Be sure to tell us how many pounds of tabs you’ve donated so we can keep track of your totals!

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Thanks a Million!

In 2000, Ronald McDonald House Omaha started the Thanks a Million Club as a way to encourage organizations, businesses, and schools to collect tabs for the House. Those who reach the 1 million mark are given recognition on our website, as well as a certificate of appreciation.

To participate, bring your pop tabs to Ronald McDonald House and fill out a Thanks a Million form for each container of tabs you bring.

Please contact Sydney Leo at 402.346.9377 x 139 

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