Don't Trash Grass

Save Time and Money, Reduce Waste!

A ½ acre lawn in New England produces over three tons -- or nearly 260 bags -- of grass clippings each year.  

Grass clippings left on the lawn decompose, acting as a natural organic fertilizer and reducing the amount of commercial fertilizer needed for a healthy lawn.

The key word is “LESS”.....less fertilizer, less water, less work and best of all, less waste.

Recycling clippings back into the lawn requires less effort than disposing of them as waste:

  • No one has to handle the clippings.
  • Mowing time is reduced by nearly 40% by not bagging.
  • Less money is spent on fertilizer and bags.

For more information:

Guidelines for Mowing, Watering and Fertilizing

Other Uses for Clippings

Watering Practices

Ideas for alternative landscapes:

Consider planting ground covers such as English Ivy, pachysandra, and periwinkle or increasing shrub beds or growing a wild flower meadow as an alternative to grass.  The don’t need mowing, look beautiful and reduce waste.

For More Information:

Mass. DEP Recycling Program
One Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108