Leaves Feeding Soil, Not Fires Project
in Fisher, IL
Leaf Burning is a Problem for Everyone
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It wastes your time and energy
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Increased healthcare costs from breathing toxic air
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A drain on Village resources
There is a better, easier way...
We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -Chief Seattle
MOW. RAKE. TAKE
The Better Way
MOW - Use your lawnmower to chop leaves and re-incorporate them back to your lawn
RAKE - Rake leaves into your garden beds where they will decompose becoming humus
TAKE -If leaves must go. Take them to the NEW LEAF RECYCLING SITE
Other options include:
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Entertainment for chickens
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Outdoor animal bedding
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Insulation for outdoor animal shelters (bagged leaves)
NEW FISHER LEAF
RECYCLING SITE
at the corner of 5th Street and Rt 136
Volunteers with the LFSNF Project will recycle your loose and bagged leaves.
Also recycling:
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Empty plastic nursery pots
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Decorative pumpkins, winter squash and gourds
Leaf and leaf bag drop-off
begins Oct 4, 2022
Leaf Bags for Recycling Pickup
Dates & Time
Volunteers will help residents unable to drop off leaf bags.
Those bags will be picked up on the following dates and times
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October 23 from 2-4 pm
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October 30 from 2- 4 pm
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November 6 from 2-4 pm
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November 13 from 2-4 pm
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December 4 from 2-4 pm
Have bags ready before 2 pm
No pick up if its raining
Leaves not in bags will not be picked up