And Recycle Your Clippings

Grass recycling is about leaving your glass clippings on your lawn, allowing them to decompose which fertilizes your lawn. The benefits are reducing waste that goes into landfill, healthier lawns, less costs due to the elimination of disposal and no fertilizer runoff to pollute rivers and streams!

Best practice for grass mulching is not to cut any more than 1/3 of the length of the grass blade at one time. The grass should be dry when you mow and your mower blades kept sharp.  Adjust your mower to raise cutting height accordingly and remove the collection bag. Another added benefit for keeping your lawn a tad higher between cuts is that it will need less water as well. Many newer mulching mowers are set up for recycling already so all you have to do is not use the grass catching bag.

The most green eco-friendly mower is the classic push mower which also saves energy.  No gas, no fumes to worry about and by also pushing the mower you will get an additional benefit of burning 540 calories an hour using it.  It all adds up to a healthier, eco friendly lawn that saves you time and money!