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Bagging Leaves And Throwing Them Away? Here's An Idea: Don't

Each fall, millions of Americans spend their weekends raking leaves into neat piles, stuffing them into plastic bags, and hauling them to the curb for disposal. It feels productive, responsible, and ...
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Curbside leaf collection starts in Flint. Here’s what you need to know to participate

The city of Flint is asking residents to add bagged leaves from their yards to the curbside for pickups that will continue on ...
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What to do with lawn full of leaves? Before raking and bagging, consider these methods

The annual ritual of trees shedding leaves has been underway for several weeks. The changing colors and dropping leaves are signs that fall is upon us, and winter is not far behind. While most enjoy ...
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DSNY unveils their new large-scale compost bagging machine in Fresh Kills

STATEN ISLAND N.Y. –– The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) kicks off International Compost Awareness Week by unveiling a large-scale compost bagging machine. The Hamer Fischbein 2090, located at the ...
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Contaminated compost? Toxins might be lurking in that bag you’re about to buy

Pesticide-laced compost has presented a quandary for the USDA’s National Organic Program ever since California regulators traced residues of dichlorophenyl-dichloroethylene, a breakdown product of DDT ...