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Autumn Leaves

Less pickup means more compost piles

by Peggy Page

posted 11/18/2012

"A much larger percentage of people are composting their leaves," says Tom McMurtrie, the city's solid waste coordinator. Two years ago, the city stopped collecting leaves swept into the street; though it still picks them up if they're placed in compost bags or curb carts, the volume of yard waste collected has since declined precipitously, falling from 4,634

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