Recycling isn’t restricted to mercury or plastic. Watch this slide show to learn how to recycle natural materials found in places like your lawn or garden.

1. Lawn and Garden Care Recycling
Recycle Series: Part V
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2. Recycling Natural Materials
❧Recycling isn’t restricted to
mercury or plastic.
❧It’s possible to recycle
natural materials, which
can be found in places like
your kitchen and lawn.
❧A bonus of this type of
recycling is that you can
minimize the amount of
fertilizers, weed killers, and
pesticides used by using
green alternatives.

3. Utilize Lawn Clippings
❧When mowing your
lawn, leave clippings on
the lawn instead of
disposing of them.
❧The clippings will
decompose and provide
nitrogen for the soil;
therefore, offering you
the option to reduce, or
even eliminate the use of
fertilizers.

4. Composting
❧Kitchen
scraps, leaves, garden
trimmings, and weeds
can all be used for
composting.
❧Using rich, nutrient filled
compost on lawns and
gardens keeps plants
naturally
healthy, eliminating the
need for fertilizers and
pesticides.

5. Alternatives for your Lawn & Garden
❧Reduce your use of
fertilizers and
pesticides by choosing
to plant shrubs and
flowers that are
resistant to disease
and pests.
❧You can also find grass
blends that require
less
maintenance, water, a
nd fertilizer.

6. Alternatives for your Lawn & Garden
❧Purchase
fertilizers, pesticides,
and weed controllers
that are organic or
made with less toxic
ingredients.

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