For compost, acceptable materials include grass, garden clippings, hedge trimmings, small branches, and leaves. Use open hard containers (50 lb. limit) or compostable brown paper lawn & leaf bags.

Starting today, the county will provide free leaf bags for residents, in anticipation of the yearly leaf collection starting next month. Leaf collection begins on Monday, November 4, and runs through ...

Public education campaign rolls out this fall, in advance of Jan. 1 ban. Paper bag prices vary widely. Officials recommend mulching and composting as best open for complying with plastic bag ban. For ...

The Linn County Solid Waste Agency is reminding residents not to use tape, rope, or staples on paper yard waste and leaf bags ...

The city of Asheville will enact a ban on the use of plastic bags to dispose of brush and leaf waste effective Aug. 1 as part of a phased plan searching for ways to reduce single-use plastics citywide ...