Yonkers, New Rochelle get grant to promote leaf mulching
Photo credit: Xavier Mascareñas | Joffre Quezada of Ossining, owner of Quezada Landscaping, clears leaves from a property on South Highland Avenue near Rockledge Avenue in Ossining, (Oct. 31, 2012)
Instead of raking and bagging leaves, residents and businesses in Yonkers and New Rochelle will be encouraged to grind up autumn's annual debris into a fine mulch for their lawns.
The two cities have gotten a $50,000 grant to promote an approach known as "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em."
Each city will receive $25,000 to create training and marketing campaigns that will demonstrate how leaf...
