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fargone

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6. In my city leaves can be taken to neighborhood yard waste collection sites.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 05:40 PM

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Empty the bags of leaves. The city takes them to a composting site. In about 3 years it is ready. Residents can go and get compost for home use and the city uses a lot of it in parks. For me I usually bag the leaves with a lawn mower and transfer directly to my gardens. I don't think everybody burning leaves is a good idea. Lots of particulate pollution and risk of wildfires. Most cities don't allow it anyhow.

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