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make friends with a farmer. he mite let u have a bonfire. at my farm we already had 3 calls people asking if they can burn stuff. we just dump it in a field then a few gallons of gas, call to the fire house, and a match itll all disappear!
 
I have a local rancher who likes leaves and compost material. The landfill only charges $7 for a 6x12 trailer load of branches, trash, leaves, etc. I take everything I can to the the rancher and the rest goes to the landfill.

If I didn't have a place, I'd look up "mulch" in the phone book and call around.
 
That's what I need. I've been waiting for that person for awhile. Problem is that none of my customers are farmers. I don't run into too many farmers at work. Maybe someone will let me dump at their office!!!
try and seek out like an organic berry farmer, thats where i dump. He uses it for fertilizer as it decomposes. Lots of people dump there, he prolly hasnt even talked to most of the people that dump on his land. look in your local pages or go knock on doors.
 
I have a local excavating company which has an area on their property that they are trying to fill in, the owner allows me to dump leaves and other material from spring clean-ups there, NO grass. Our local city department has a larger chipper they allow the city residents to bring branches to on the third Saturday of every month and they chip it up for free...a few workers get mad that I bring stuff in But the mayor told me it was okay because it would be no different than if the residents brought it in themselves...it not like I am going and cutting down a large Maple tree and bring every branch that can't be used as fire wood to them....I mainly bring in branches that I collect from the properties that I maintain that have fallen of an I pick up before mowing or those that I have to trim of the trees that are a hazard to me while mowing
 
I use the county dump for everything - $33 a ton - it cost a little but it is a lot less than a fine would be if found dumping somewhere I should not be
 
I dump on one of the farms I take care of. I'll be dumping 2-3 loads of debris Monday. Free of course. I also get free firewood when I want it. :D Downside to that is, I have to help the owner cut the trees down AND haul it over to the house for him but each time I do it, I take about a cord of wood with me.
 
In town there is a guy who makes compost and he charges $10 a yard for dumping leaves and grass. 20 miles away there is a town landfill that takes leaves and branches for free because they make compost and mulch.

My town also pick up leaves and branches at the curb every spring and fall. They are very strict about it though. Leaves and branches must be in seperate piles with space between them. If there is any grass or hedge trimmings or anything green in the piles they will skip over them.
 
I have 2 place...in the spring and fall, I dump at my old boss's farm and in the summer I dump at my neighbor's who has a huge compost pile.

However, I haven't had any HUGE landscape jobs yet, so I'll have to ask either one of them if I could dump truck loads of debris. I have a few bigger jobs lined up this spring, but I don't want to take advantage of my situation.
 
Burn piles, lol.


If it is mostly shrub cuttings, leaves, and small brush that is relatively small (under 1" or so) you can do this.

Find an inconspicuous natural area of your property and get an old midsize lawn mower as your "chipper", or at least an old set of blade on a better machine, just don't start trying to cut up logs with it. Dump some debris out, run over it a few times, and repeat till done. It will compost pretty darn quickly after that. I happen to have 2 acres and woods with no neighbors on 3 sides beyond that so it feels more like 10 acres, but it could work to a degree on smaller properties. Obviously you won't be doing this in the parking lot of your local storage facility or in an office/warehouse environment. But looking out my window I cannot even tell my "pile" of cuttings was ever there, as it's level with the soil in the woods and now covered in leaves. Anything leafy absolutely disappears to dust with a good mulching setup.

Worst case, do this but rake up the now greatly diminished cuttings volume for disposal elsewhere.

If you are doing really large volumes, you really should find a proper dump place. It's just a cost of doing business on that scale. And if working out of your home, you really should aim to eventually be in an area zoned AG or something else appropriate so you're not bespoiling the residential area with your debris problems, equipment, and comings and goings of employees.
 
ALC-GregH,
Just south of Peachbottom/Delta, Pa., about 3 miles (we frequent the PB Inn/Delta Fam Rest). Was born and raised in the city except for our stint traveling while Dad was in the Marines, but I always felt like I needed to be in the country. Some days though, when I sum up all I've invested in keeping that little 2.5 acres tidy.............naaaaa, it's worth it.

Rob
 
Why would the enviromentlists care about natural debris, like leaves, brush, branches? It all goes back into the earth anyway! I figured they would want you to dump it anywhere but the landfills? Plus big brush piles create homes for many little creatures! I have a trailer full of brush now from a job I just did, and dont want to leave it loaded until the first Sat. of Dec.!! Im probably going to just keep it at my house and "feed" it to the garbage men each week til its gone. I know they must hate me for all the stuff Ive thrown at them, but Im not paying to get rid of natural debris!
 
Your wish can come true! just pay my drive time, 2 bucks a mile from livingston texas! :dancing:
Well, Map Quest says 1,414 miles ( $2.828.00 ) seems like a fair price. We'll just make it an even 3k, and that way you can get a room at a real nice place less than 10 minutes away that also has a lounge/restaurant (http://www.peachbottominn.com/).

Might want to wait till spring though. It's wet up here now and they're calling for a bad winter.

Rob
 
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