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Hillsboro Open Burning Ordinance

ENCOURAGED AND RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES TO OPEN BURNING OF LANDSCAPE WASTE

The City of Hillsboro encourages and recommends the following alternatives to open burning of landscape waste:

     (A)  Shredding of leaves while mowing and leaving the mulch on the lawn to add nutrients to the soil:

     (B) Mulching of grass clippings and/or shredding of leaves while mowing and using shredded leaves and/or grass clippings to mulch around shrubs and garden plants;

     (C) Mulching of grass clippings and/or shredding of leaves while mowing, collecting clippings and shredded leaves, and creating an on-site compost pile.