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The obsession with raking leaves in the fall really blows my mind (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Like I'm not even an expert but I coulda told you that nature already knows what to do with the leaves (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/to-rake-or-not-to-rake-expert-tips-for-eco-friendly-autumnal-lawn-care). This isn't just conservatives, who usually do the yard work themselves, but liberals too. Except the libs hire immigrants to do landscaping, rake the leaves, and then leave them in bags for trash guys to pick them up where they'll go to a landfill or be burned or whatever.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

the only acceptable leaf raking is when they're on a footpath because when they get wet they're a slip hazard
but then you just rake them onto the grass, it's free compost