Gray Russell
Compost Project Manager
Bronx Green-Up
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, New York 10458-5126
ph. #: (718) 817-8024
fax #: 718-817-8018
email: grussell@nybg.org
Gray Russell
Compost Project Manager
Bronx Green-Up
The New York Botanical Garden
(718) 817-8024
May 27, 1994
L A W N C L I P P I N G S C O N V E R S I O N C H A R T
Reference Source: Bruce Van Duyne
Market Specialist
Passaic County
Recycling and Solid Waste Program
1992
1,100 square feet of lawn yields 400 lbs. of clippings annually.
A lawn measuring 50 ft. X 100 ft. yields 1 ton of clippings per
year.
(Source: The Passaic Record, Wednesday, August 19, 1992)
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1/4 acre of lawn produces 3,000 lbs./year, or 100 lbs. per week
during a 30 week season.
Therefore, 1 acre of lawn produces 6 tons of clippings per year.
(Source: Julie Sullivan, NYS DEC "Just Mow It" Program, 5/27/94).