Northeast Gardening: Coffee Break # 44 - Fall is here, 1 by WaterCan2

WaterCan2 wrote:
The leaves here are bagged by the residents and picked up by the town with hydrogen powered garbage trucks. They take the leaves to an 'eco dump' and covert it to compost. Then the compost is pushed up into mounds by bulldozers. Residents of this town can then come by and pick up the compost for free, people come with 5 gal buckets & garbage cans, there is no limit. They do the same with branches, converting them into mulch and making it available for free.

- The nicest thing is that the 'eco-dump' is also a shelter for wild animals which have been injured and rescued, bears, eagles, owls, horses, etc, etc., are housed in an outside zoo where families can come and visit. They also have a botany center and hiking trails with illustrated & informative markers/ waypoints.

(Taken last week 9/5, when I went to dump the grass clippings from my yard in their designated area for processing)