The springtime leaf pickup program in Mishawaka will run from Monday, May 5, through Friday, May 9, and will take place the day before the scheduled residential trash pickup days.

Cost-effective: Electric versions of lawn equipment, including leaf blowers, offer a more economical choice for both battery-powered and plug-in models. LEAVE THE LEAVES?

The Bay Middle School Great Rake-Out sends out about 700 very well-chaperoned middle schoolers out across Bay Village with rakes in hand to clean up the town.

There is always the big debate in the fall: Should you rake the leaves as they come down or wait until most trees are bare? Well, if you have a small army at your disposal, both arguments are moot.

The Brief Leaf collection has been extended in the City of Milwaukee. Residents now have until the end of the day on Sunday, Dec. 1 to get their leaves into the street for pickup. A news release ...

The great debate on whether or not to rake leaves erupts each fall. When considering your options, remember what could be hiding under those piles.

The best rakes, from a classic leaf rake to one with adjustable tines, are durable and make raking leaves and other debris quick and easy.

The non-profit says it has received a record number of sign-ups this week for its Rake A Difference program, which is designed to assist seniors with yard work and leaf raking.

Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Leaf blowers are running out of gas in a Michigan college town. Ann Arbor is banning gas-powered blowers, citing noise and pollution.