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Hrhpd · 11-20-2012, 10:11 PM

Our town does not do a special pickup. We just put them in the weekly trash bin. That is, if we rake.

Nobody,well almost nobody, on our street rakes. We all just let it blow around and compost.

A new person moved onto the street over the summer and I see him out raking his yard every day. I thought about all the 'neighbors who don't rake' vents on this board and thought to myself, "oh, he is not going to like living here."

JessicaR · 11-20-2012, 10:28 PM

Bag em and put them out to the curb to be picked up special with branches.

DaisyD · 11-20-2012, 11:28 PM

Our town doesnt do anything. If we want to clean them up we do it anyway we can. We usually mulch them up wiht the lawnmower.

FlightlessDuck · 11-21-2012, 08:29 AM

My township does not pick up leaves. We don't have sidewalks or curbs, really. There is a compost center where we can take them, but we have to do it ourselves.

We are also allowed to burn (I think...).

I loveStitchnippyjon · 11-21-2012, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HelenePA

Our town does nothing with the leaves. I mulch mine into the grass as do most of my neighbors... no clue what others do with their leaves.

Us too!

DawnM · 11-21-2012, 08:33 AM

We have to do our own. Right now our entire 2.5 acres is covered in leaves. Thankfully we live somewhat in the country and have no rules or restrictions nor can people see most of our property from the street.

But, our riding lawn mower picks them up and mulches them and puts them back into the soil.

pooh4evr · 11-21-2012, 08:42 AM

We rake and bag the yard waste ( leaves, grass clippings, branches and whatever else compostable ) in those big brown bags, and have yard waste pick up every Thursday all year long.

nhpooh · 11-21-2012, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JDX4

We have to bag them in paper bags, and leave them on the curb. Or we can put them loose in a garbage can, and they dump it in the truck. They won't take them if they are in plastic bags. The town comes to pick them up every other week.

Same here, only they pick them up every week. But this coming week will be the last time till spring.

DVC-Don · 11-21-2012, 02:53 PM

No leaf pick up here. We are on our own. I mulch ours with the lawn tractor.

bettymae1121 · 11-21-2012, 04:48 PM

We rake them out into the street and once a week the leaf sucker comes by. We have a small fee added to the water bill during the two months they run the program ($5 I think?). I'd spend at least $10 in lawn bags if we couldn't rake them for collection so seems fair to me, and don't have to deal with bagging it.

I think I did see a front end loader scoop some up and put it in a dump truck, but that was a few years ago. I've only seen leaf suckers the past few years.

aprilgail2 · 11-21-2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Hrhpd

Our town does not do a special pickup. We just put them in the weekly trash bin. That is, if we rake.

Nobody,well almost nobody, on our street rakes. We all just let it blow around and compost.

A new person moved onto the street over the summer and I see him out raking his yard every day. I thought about all the 'neighbors who don't rake' vents on this board and thought to myself, "oh, he is not going to like living here."

LOL---yea that would be a shocker for me if I moved into a new house-I hate leaves and would not be amused that once I cleaned my lawn leaves blew over from other houses that didn't rake!

shinysparklybubbles · 11-21-2012, 10:43 PM

We only get leaf pick up once a month. We don't put too much effort in ranking. It's a losing battle.

11-20-2012, 10:28 PM	#17
JessicaR DIS Veteran I wanna shoot aliens in the AM too! The Grinch is rude in a funny sorta way run to the hams! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 14,894	Bag em and put them out to the curb to be picked up special with branches. __________________

11-21-2012, 08:29 AM	#19
FlightlessDuck Pluto's personal nose scratcher Dumb people spoiling my fun makes me a sad Panda Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 9,520	My township does not pick up leaves. We don't have sidewalks or curbs, really. There is a compost center where we can take them, but we have to do it ourselves. We are also allowed to burn (I think...). __________________ FlightlessDuck DH of MouseEarsJenny '87: Off Site, '94: GF, '02: FWC, '06: POP, '09: CSR, '10: POP, '12: CSR

11-21-2012, 08:33 AM	#21
DawnM Dawn Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 11,113	We have to do our own. Right now our entire 2.5 acres is covered in leaves. Thankfully we live somewhat in the country and have no rules or restrictions nor can people see most of our property from the street. But, our riding lawn mower picks them up and mulches them and puts them back into the soil. __________________ Dawn living with 4 boys (dh included)

11-21-2012, 08:42 AM	#22
pooh4evr Mouseketeer In STL we drink soda and eat barbecue, use realators, eat sherbert, and drive on rout farty far Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 2,053	We rake and bag the yard waste ( leaves, grass clippings, branches and whatever else compostable ) in those big brown bags, and have yard waste pick up every Thursday all year long. __________________ July '12-- quick 3 day getaway then the beach! -Sept./Oct '11ASMuFS -Dec. '09 (9-19th) ASMuFS - Dec. '07 (12-20th) Caribbean Beach -First trip with kids May '05 BW LBV -Trip with DH June '99 Best Western Lake Buena Vista

11-21-2012, 02:53 PM	#24
DVC-Don DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Saratoga County, New York and Poinciana (Solivita), Florida in the winters Posts: 6,768	No leaf pick up here. We are on our own. I mulch ours with the lawn tractor. __________________ Too many WDW visits to count now that I live nearby part time, 1 DL trip & 3 DCL sailings.

11-20-2012, 10:11 PM	#16
Hrhpd DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,136	Our town does not do a special pickup. We just put them in the weekly trash bin. That is, if we rake. Nobody,well almost nobody, on our street rakes. We all just let it blow around and compost. A new person moved onto the street over the summer and I see him out raking his yard every day. I thought about all the 'neighbors who don't rake' vents on this board and thought to myself, "oh, he is not going to like living here."

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11-20-2012, 11:28 PM	#18
DaisyD Nothing like crunchy milk in the morning! Guess I'll be checking my swords with the luggage I am a closet Ragamuffin eater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,288	Our town doesnt do anything. If we want to clean them up we do it anyway we can. We usually mulch them up wiht the lawnmower.

11-21-2012, 04:48 PM	#25
bettymae1121 sure. fine. whatever. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago area Posts: 2,342	We rake them out into the street and once a week the leaf sucker comes by. We have a small fee added to the water bill during the two months they run the program ($5 I think?). I'd spend at least $10 in lawn bags if we couldn't rake them for collection so seems fair to me, and don't have to deal with bagging it. I think I did see a front end loader scoop some up and put it in a dump truck, but that was a few years ago. I've only seen leaf suckers the past few years. __________________ bettymae1121

11-21-2012, 10:43 PM	#27
shinysparklybubbles DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey and proud of it! Posts: 3,416	We only get leaf pick up once a month. We don't put too much effort in ranking. It's a losing battle. __________________ Removing my expired ticker stinks!

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