A word or two of caution: Don’t add too thick of a layer or it could end up suffocating the roots of your bushes or flowers.

May 9—HIGH POINT — Starting this summer, High Point residents would no longer be able to use plastic bags for yard-waste collection, under a recommendation from city officials. Paper bags ...

Bettendorf Yard waste normally must be placed in special paper bags with a yellow yard waste sticker that costs $1.60. But in the fall and spring, “no sticker weeks” are offered.

TAMPA, Fla. — In the coming months, any Tampa yard waste placed in plastic bags will be left on the curb. The city will stop accepting plastic bags of any kind in yard waste collection starting ...

Anyone who continues to use plastic bags is subject to a minimum fine of $150 per the Charlotte City Code. Residents also have the option of getting rid of yard waste by taking it in paper bags or ...

Raleigh is changing yard waste collection rules. Homeowners will get a new city green cart and can no longer use most plastic bags for grass, leaves and sticks.

The Leaf Burritos Miller mentioned are heavy-duty 5-foot or 7-foot yard waste bags that can be unzipped to lay flat for easy loading of vegetation. The city's website provides a graphic with ...