Composting is the right thing to do with waste plant materials.
Information on Home Composting.
Emmet County Compost Center
No "back-forty" for a compost or brush pile? Drop off your yard waste at the Emmet County Compost Center. It's part of the Drop-off Center at 7363 Pleasantview Road outside Harbor Springs.
You'll find three bunkers to put your yard waste in at the Compost Center. Use which ever best fits your load.
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Yard Waste: for leaves, stems, weeds, grass clippings, and twigs. Made into: compost COST: |
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Brush: for woody brush, logs, and branches (and the leaves on them are fine too). Made into: woodchips Cost: |
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Evergreens: for evergreen bushes, trees, clippings, and needles. Made into: woodchips Cost: |


