Last week, we here in lower Michigan were blessed with peak autumn leaf viewing week when the color-turning leaves were at their best colors. The reds, oranges, and yellows were at their brightest, and while it was beautiful at the time, we are now a week past peak and the trees are quickly becoming quite barren.
This means your lawn is about to be even more covered in leaves than at any time this season. While there are plenty of ways you can dispose of those leaves or the dying remains of your flowerbeds, there are a few important ways you can’t remove them.
👇SEE THE BEAUTIFUL FALL LEAVES ON THE GRAND RIVER👇
Michigan Yard Waste Removal Laws
Something many Michigan residents do that has actually been illegal since 1990 is putting yard waste in their dumpsters. This yard waste takes up space at landfills and can be harmful to the environment when put through incinerators. You also cannot dump yard waste in the woods, nearby shrubbery, rivers, or bodies of water,
Per Michigan’s Anti-littering Law,…