• Keep your bins off and away from snowbanks.
• Clear a flat spot at the bottom of your driveway or at the curb, then set your carts in this spot without blocking the road or sidewalk.
• Place any excess, bagged waste on the ground, approximately 1 m (3 ft.) away from your bin.

• It's better for your lawn and the environment
• Grasscycling makes your lawn healthy and helps prevent thatch buildup.
• Fresh grass clippings are 80% water. They protect the soil by keeping moisture in the ground. Grass clippings break down quickly, providing nutrients to your lawn.
• Cutting grass to a height of 8 cm (3 in) will develop a healthy root system and helps prevent weeds from growing.
• Grasscycling reduces water use and the amount of fertilizer needed for your lawn.
• Grasscycling saves time and effort. No bagging required.
• It reduces the need to water your lawn and slows water evaporation from your soil.
• It reduces the need to fertilize your lawn. The grass clippings break down quickly, adding nutrients to your lawn.

• Cut your grass regularly, cutting no more than 1/3 of the length of the grass blade at one time.
• Remove the lawn mower bag before mowing your lawn.
• Set the mower blade height to 8 cm (3 in) before cutting.
• Cut grass when it's dry so it spreads evenly on your lawn and won't clump.
• It's quicker to cut the grass when the blade is sharp.
• Try not to over-water or over-fertilize.
• Consider using a backyard composter, sold at Peel Community Recycling Centres.
• Consider creating a fusion garden to reduce your lawn area.

Leaving grass on a lawn causes thatch

• Thatch is the buildup of organic debris that is resistant to decay.
• You might find some grass clippings in the thatch layer, but they usually don't add to thatch buildup because grass clippings easily break down.
• Thatch is mainly caused by excessive root growth from over-watering and over-fertilizing.

Grasscycling makes lawns look untidy

• When cut properly, clippings fall between the grass blades and are barely noticeable.
• Clumping may result from cutting wet grass or cutting more than 3-4 cm of the grass blades.
• Grass clippings are 80% water, so they break down quickly.

Grasscycling causes lawn disease

• Grasscycling hasn't been found to contribute to disease
• Lawn disease is usually caused by improper watering and fertilizer use.
• Cutting grass too short can make lawn disease more likely because it lessens food reserves in the plant, making the grass weak and unhealthy.

Mulching mowers are required for grasscycling

• Any lawn mower, including a reel or push mower, will work.
• Remove the bag from your mower and raise the blades to the medium setting. Keep the blade sharp.

Grass clippings aren't useful

• Keep your grass clippings! You can add them to your backyard compost.
• Use them as mulch to control weeds and stop moisture loss around flowerbeds, trees and shrubs.
• You can buy a composter at any Peel Community Recycling Centre.

Grasscycling spreads weeds

• Mowing often prevents dandelions from spreading.
• Mowing high prevents sunlight from reaching the ground and prevents weeds from growing.
• A low-cut lawn is more likely to have weeds.

• Using a mulching lawn mower, which has blades designed to push grass clippings down into the ground, speeding up the grass cycling process. If you have a regular lawn mower, mulching kits (found at most hardware stores and garden centres) can be purchased to convert your regular lawn mower into a mulching lawn mower.
• Place clippings in a backyard composter in thin layers. Composters are sold at any peel community recycling centre.
• Reducing your lawn area by creating a fusion garden. Check watersmartpeel.ca/fusion for tips.
• Consider calling private services in your local area.