leaf bags

[sparks19]

I am so glad they do it differently here....

We just rake or blow them into piles on the curb and a big machine comes by once a week and sucks them up

[K9karen]

WOW! That's the only reason I hate this time of year. It's beautiful but messy. I had over 30 bags after the bushes were trimmed. Haven't even started the leave clean up yet. They're all from our neighbors yards so we're waiting until more fall since it's been wet and windy here.Can't wait.

Growing up decades ago, we were able to burn the leaves. But now we HAVE to use brown bags for recycling. Luckily if we miss the curb pick up date, the recycling plant is only a few blocks away so I can take them there myself.

[IRescue452]

What's all the hubbub about leaves anyway? Everybody in our neighborhood, with the exception of a few picky people, lets their yard be as close to natural as possible, no chemicals, no fertilizers, no fancy grass seed, no worry about leaves. And for that, we have the greenest, prettiest yards come summer.

[cassiesmom]

Most everyone around here rakes them up close to the curb, and then the village comes along with the vacuum cleaner thingie and slurps them up. Can't burn them. One good rake-up is about all we get, the rest stay on the grass beneath the snow.

[Catlady711]

Our area we aren't supposed to burn them because of people with allergies/athsma but people do anyways. I personally hate leaves burning, most people here don't watch the piles, I don't like the smell and it just irritates my athsma if I go out when they're burning.

We aren't supposed to rake them into the street either because our street sweeper isn't equiped for taking care of large amounts of leaves. But people do it anyways then the street sweeper has to go around them and the wet pile sits there forever before they blow away or disinegrate.

We're supposed to put them in brown leaf bags out to the curb with the tops left open and separate from garbage pick up spot. They get picked up at least once a week, but if there are alot of houses with bags out they come more often.

We only have one bona fide tree on our own property however our neighbors nearby all have large maple trees that are late to shed leaves and they all go in our yard! We still haven't gotten out to take care of them yet because they aren't done shedding. When we do get out there I'm thinking it's like 15 bags we put out which stinks when we only have one tree!