An Eco-Friendly Guide to Yard Waste Removal

An Eco-Friendly Guide to Yard Waste Removal

Take an eco-friendly approachto all kinds of yard cleanup.Instead of dumping grass clippingsinto the trash, feed them to your lawnto restore nutrients to the soil.Leaves, grass clippings, and pruning leftoverscan all be thrown in the compost pile.Mulch — often made from leaves, pineneedles, and other natural ingredients —offers excellent protection from weeds.Let leaves stay put for as long as possible."Dead leaves are a habitat for manywild critters," explains Lauren Olson,expert at World Centric.If you must get rid of dropped leaves earlyin the fall, use a mulching lawn mower tobreak down the leaf litter into the lawn