spince t1_ivri7o5 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 1:55 AM

Bag in paper bags. Make a 311 request for yard waste. You can also take it to Benning Road Transfer station.

here4myplants OP t1_ivrk03l wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:08 AM

Can I put the leaves in Whole Foods bags or do I need to get one of those large bags?

veloharris t1_ivrkp3u wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:13 AM

Get the big yard waste bags.

spince t1_ivrku3d wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:14 AM

Any paper bag is fine. It just needs to be able to break down. It'll make your life easier to have a big bag though.

CriticalStrawberry t1_ivryd2o wrote on November 10, 2022 at 4:03 AM

I would suggest getting the big ones. You will thank yourself later. Even with a small yard it will make it significantly easier.

sparkycat99 t1_ivt3m2b wrote on November 10, 2022 at 12:27 PM

Go to the hardware store and get some big bags. Your Whole Foods bags are pretty small.

I’m not sure how many trees you have - or if thats just what ends up in your yard from other people’s trees, but when I had a rental house in DC we had A LOT of leaves.

The single big ol’ tree in our backyard was at least 20 of those big hardware store paper bags before it was bare. I used a rake and a snow shovel to get them corralled and in the bags.