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spince t1_ivri7o5 wrote

Bag in paper bags. Make a 311 request for yard waste. You can also take it to Benning Road Transfer station.

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here4myplants OP t1_ivrk03l wrote

Can I put the leaves in Whole Foods bags or do I need to get one of those large bags?

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spince t1_ivrku3d wrote

Any paper bag is fine. It just needs to be able to break down. It'll make your life easier to have a big bag though.

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CriticalStrawberry t1_ivryd2o wrote

I would suggest getting the big ones. You will thank yourself later. Even with a small yard it will make it significantly easier.

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sparkycat99 t1_ivt3m2b wrote

Go to the hardware store and get some big bags. Your Whole Foods bags are pretty small.

I’m not sure how many trees you have - or if thats just what ends up in your yard from other people’s trees, but when I had a rental house in DC we had A LOT of leaves.

The single big ol’ tree in our backyard was at least 20 of those big hardware store paper bags before it was bare. I used a rake and a snow shovel to get them corralled and in the bags.

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