Download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The best way to recycle grass clippings is to let them fall back to the turf. The average lawn generates about 1,500 pounds of clippings per year. This accounts for 10 percent of the curb waste.
People bag their clippings because they believe grass clippings cause thatch.
Grass clippings are beneficial to the turf, and do not cause thatch. Thatch is made of decay-resistant surface roots, runners, and stems found close to the soil surface. They are not removed by mowing. This text was extracted from the publication, MF-2110.