How do you dispose of grass clippings and leaves

[CentralOH]

This may seem like a dumb question to some of you but I'm going to ask anyway. What do you do with grass clippings and leaves from the job site? My first thought on this would be take them to the local landfill. If there are other alternatives, please let me know.

I've run this through spell check so at least I won't get ridiculed for my spelling!

[bigmudder77]

compost pile they make a great compost. or you could burn them. why fill up land fill space with leaves and grass? we use to put them down a big ditch to help slow the water from taking all the dirt from the sides since you cant put tires there any more

[Ric3077]

City dump or if the customer's home back to woods dump them in a low spot in the woods.

[cnpearce]

i burn leaves on my property. i do not bag grass clippings. in my area seems like a waste...they are hard to compost in a pile and the dump fees are high. they seem to break down ok in lawns...i think that's where grass clipping belong.

[StBalor]

I bag them and leave them at the customers curb. I will haul them away if the customer requests it.

[Runner]

I have a brush pile (it is now pretty huge) down in the back open field that I burn every couple of years. we dump trees, bushes, leaves and grass in it, and occasionally other lawn services (friends) will come in and dump, also. I don't really mind, and I'm glad I'm able to help them out. I'll probably take out another permit early this spring and take care of it, so I can start from scratch. Anytime I burn it, it is bout a 2 or 3 day affair. I DO need to do it more often, so I can just do it in one day.

[dewos]

Talk so some farmers, if you have some around they seemed to welcome me into their property. To tell you the truth a farmer came up to me and ask me to dump there it worked good for me because it was on the way back home.

[CoreyD]

yea if you have a place to dump them and burn them do that.... i have a 12 foot trailer that is about 10 feet tall.... and i do alot of leaf jobs around here.... and i live in an apartment... so i dont have a place to dump them and burn them.... so i have to go to the dump with a pitch fork and when im by my self and the trailer is full it'll take me an hour or two :\

[PORTER 05]

we dump it at a facility that makes loam and mulch iwth all the stuff the landscapers dump there...they charge $15 for a pick-up load, and $35 for a 1 ton dually dump...leabes and grass are free to dump there after youve been dumping there for 1 season. with out being able to dump at that location we could not be in buisenss, we trucked in about 120 loads of leaves/grass clippings, brush, stumps and and entire trees cut up....i bring all my wood to my freind, hes has a wood stove

[bigmudder77]

i still say burn it or go to a farmers place and ask him if you can dump and burn them there some day when you are free so you can watch it. (NOT ON A WINDY DAY) cause they will blow all over and if you burn the farmers barn down your in big troble. But more than likly they will let you or charge you couple bucks when we had our farm we let this guy dump all kinds of junk there in a big hole we dug in the ground. we didnt charge him but he always left us a $5 bill per load he dumped and even if we tried to give it back to him he wouldnt take it.

[Mow2nd-2]

bagging grass clippings is dumb. i never bag grass clippings because : its a waste of time, don't make enough money as it is much less adding more work, and well its just plain stupid.
Just cut the grass if it still looks clumpy mow over it again
(or STOP CUTTING WET GRASS)

[hackitdown]

I burn branches, dead shrubs, and brush in my back yard in the Spring. I discharge or mulch grass clippings, or if the customer wants it bagged, I dump it on site in a spot determined by the customer. Leaves stay on customer site, I miss out on a lot of clean-ups because I have no way to haul them off, and no place to dump.

There is a loam guy in town who will take any of this stuff, but it is a huge time suck to haul it off and dump it.

[Uranus]

bagging grass clippings is dumb. i never bag grass clippings because : its a waste of time, don't make enough money as it is much less adding more work, and well its just plain stupid.
Just cut the grass if it still looks clumpy mow over it again
(or STOP CUTTING WET GRASS)

No. I think you post is dumb. How is it a wast of time. Mowing the lawn one time and having it clean as a whistle is not more work. Your brilliant idea of going over the lawn a second time is a wast of time and money. Glad you thing doing a job twice is more cost efficient than doing it once. I got a motto for you. "We do it right because we do it twice. Not every region can mulch, throw, or just bag. Sad thing is where going to be hearing alot of the mulch or bag debates coming up pretty soon.

Back to the topic. I would say try to get the homeowner to let you start a compost pile. If that is a no go then your going to have to take it with you. Make a friend with a local farmer or ask around. Another company that I befriended made a call for me to a dairy farmer who allowed him to dump leaves. Saved me over 30 minutes each way for dumping. Try to stay out of the landfills. Why fill them with grass when we have such problems with space. I even have a wood company that will let landscapers dump grass, leaves, and brush on there property. In return they sell us our mulch, loam and wood chips. Ask your local landscape supply company if they take grass and leaves. good luck.

[Mow2nd-2]

WOW TYPE MUCH, yeah i agree going over a yard twice is more time but at least you don't have to stop every 2 min and empty your bagger, SO I GUESS IT TAKES SAME AMOUNT OF TIME BUT WITH LESS WORK

[Uranus]

Well when I can fit severl lawn into my bagget then I guess I can do it less time. I'm not some kid with a 48 and a cheesy bagger trying to save the world. Big toys

[Mow2nd-2]

1. i don't use a bagger period. 2. we gotta 61" zero turn and a 36" walkbehind
and I'm not tryin to save the world, i just find adding more work just makes the day take longer, especially when only a handful of people care about their grass clippings being bagged.

one other thing learn how to spell it makes it much easier to read when spelled right and it doesn't make you look like a dislexic ******

[TURFLORD]

The N.J. DEP would love some of you guys. Bury or Burn!!! You'd get bent over big time if you tried that in this state. For example, if you were to bury a good size pile of stuff and then sell your property, the new owner can sue you for the clean-up.

[batdaddy044]

During the fall , several of the local towns and cities operate leaf vacuum trucks-blow/rake/move leaves out to curbside and the municipal public works
people take care of the disposal.

Limbs and branches can be burned outside town limits-only when there is no burning ban in effect(no burning June to Sept. or if ordered by State Fire Marshall due to dry conditions).

Grass clippings- We don't bag- mulch or throw/blow only- I hit any
clumps with a leaf blower and blow them apart/away .The state is getting very restrictive on yardwaste ,here.(Similar to N.J.)

[TheLawnBarber]

Me and about 20 other lco's take our clippings to a local cattle ranch. The best thing about it is the grass dosen't go to waste.

[Mega]

Try mulching as much as you can with your equipment. Then if you have any left over bag it.

[CoreyD]

i bag grass clippings anyways...... i think it looks more professional

[wowmowwow]

the county im in broadcasts a PSA saying its ok to burn outside of city limits and not in the city. but you can not even burn a neighbors debris. they have to do it on their property...lol.
i dont have an opinion on this matter bc i dont offer that service.

thanks

[CoreyD]

oh the hell with it.... burn it.... all you have to say is you didint know .... and that you wont do it again

[josh_evans66]

Well if you had a diesel truck you could buy a biodiesel still and make your own diesel with the biomass. I've read about guys who do this. Large startup costs but it pays for itself quick. The fuel comes out to about $.70/gallon.