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Originally Posted by Kat2
I can get free mulch or "compost" but I have to pick them up. (I did find a local man with a dump pickup who will deliver 4 yards for $30.) However the other day I was biking down my street and stopped to chat with the Asplungh guys who were trimming trees. They would have delivered a 30 yard load to me. Gulp. Did they ever have a 1/2 load or smaller? Not really. Except when they do my section of trees, they'll check in and might be able to arrange a lesser amount.
In MD woodchips were free; I used them for years. In OH they cost money and were hard to find. Why? Because, unless they were comprised of mostly leaves, diseased trees, etc, the cutters sold them to be turned into the nasty dyed mulch.
Woodchips are great!
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Check Craigs List "Free section".
I can always pick some up for free at the greenery dump, but I have seen many arborist offering a load right in my driveway for free, because if they would have to drive them to the greenery waste facility, they would have to pay a dump fee. At my house they get a nice cold beer and/or a tip
Guess how many times they have already called to dump more
Just make sure that there are no palm tree trimmings mixed in.Those just do not compost well.