Departments & Services
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
Grass Clippings
Reduce - Leave it!
- Allow grass clippings to remain on the lawn
Reuse - Mulch it!
- Collect grass clippings and use as mulch on vegetable or ornamental gardens
Recycle - Compose it!
- Collect grass clippings and use as a compost additive.
Food Scraps
Recycle - Compose it!
- Compost in a closed-air composting unit. Bury food scraps in a compost pile. Dig trench in garden and bury food scraps Vermicompost (worm bin).
Weeds And Garden Debris
Recycle - Compose it!
- Use as a compost additive. Do not allow to go to seed and do not compost diseased or poisonous plants. Tough stalks should be chopped for faster results.
Leaves
Reduce - Leave it!
- Leaves can remain on the lawn to decompose as in a forest. This is appropriate if you want a natural setting. Chop leaves with a mower, and allow to remain on the lawn.
Reuse - Mulch it!
- Chop leaves with a mower, and use mulch to protect garden and ornamental beds.
Recycle - Compose it!
- Use leaves as an ingredient in a compost system.
Brush And Wood Materials
Reduce - Leave it!
- Build a brush pile to attract and provide protection for birds (if appropriate for your property)
Reuse - Mulch it!
- Use large branches of hardwood trees for firewood. Chip brush and woody materials for use as mulch.
Recycle - Compose it!
- Woody materials can be composted, but take much longer than other material. To accelerate composting,it is recommended to chip orshred woody material.