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By encouraging recycling, composting, and yard-waste reduction mulching lawn clippings and leaves instead of bagging them, for example, PAYT reduces the amount of residential material in landfills by an average of 17 percent, claims SERA.
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By encouraging recycling, composting, and yard-waste reduction (mulching lawn clippings and leaves instead of bagging them, for example), PAYT reduces the amount of residential material in landfills by an average of 17 percent, claims SERA.
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*This is, of course, if the City of Seattle can get those yard-waste disposal trucks back on their regular routes to pick up the trees.
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Between December 26th and January 11th, Seattle residential yard-waste subscribers* can recycle their trees curbside by cutting them into 6-foot-long or shorter sections, with branches trimmed to less than 4 feet.
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If you want to avoid sink problems altogether, put throwaways in a separate container and toss them into the trash, or in some communities, the yard-waste bin.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Finally, yard-waste fires can spread out of control, damaging property and threatening people.
The Seattle Times 2011
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During the summer months, grass clippings make up the majority of the yard waste collected by public works, said Bob Scott, service and operations manager for the city, which collects grass, leaves, shrubbery trimmings, brush and garden waste - but no food products - in its yard-waste program.
News-Gazette.com e.p. 2010
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Those who are accustomed to their yard clippings getting picked up every week will have to make adjustments beginning next week when the city's yard-waste program switches, for the first time, from weekly to biweekly pickup through October.
News-Gazette.com e.p. 2010
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In other Chicago suburbs during these economically challenging times, residents are helping balance budgets by paying more in taxes and fees for such things as yard-waste removal, utilities, telecommunications and vehicle stickers.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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The other big change is that no yard-waste bags will be picked up during those months.
News-Gazette.com e.p. 2010
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