Plastic milk jugs work well for recycling used motor oil. All cardboard boxes should be flattened, bundled and tied with string or twine. Most paper is recyclable. Paper should be separated from the bottles and cans and left next to the recycling bin. The location will be inspected to determine if it is a suitable site for a street tree.
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Grass clippings are added for a supply of nitrogen to the microorganisms which decompose the leaves. It is piled into long narrow rows or windrows that are turned with a windrow turner. The leaves are turned on a regular basis to incorporate oxygen. Heat is generated during this decomposition process and the temperature is monitored for quality assurance. Common weed seeds and pathogens are destroyed when temperatures within the piles are maintained at 55 degrees Centigrade for several days.