"Putting your leaves into a pile, they will eventually decompose," says Harvey. Once bagged up, the leaves can be brought to the recycling center for removal.Īnother environmental friendly option is composting your leaves. The Meridian Township Recycling Center does not offer pick up for leaves, but does sell 30-gallon bags for $2. If the lawn is covered with leaves, the easier option may be bagging and dropping leaf bags at local recycling centers. "Grass-cycling" requires mowing the lawn twice over to chop the leaves into smaller pieces. "There's a study at Michigan State University where they mowed up to six inches of leaves in the lawn without negatively affecting the turf." "You can mow your leaves into your lawn," says Harvey. According to LeRoy Harvey, Recycling Coordinator for Meridian Township, cutting your grass and leaving the shreds of leaves may be beneficial for your lawn. Luckily, unless your home is surrounded by large oaks, you may not have to. Raking leaves isn't on the top of anyone's list when it comes to housework. When they finally detach from their homes in the trees and rest in residents' backyards, they turn from a delight to a hindrance. MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP - The multicolored leaves over houses in Meridian Township look beautiful in the fall.
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