I was raised to believe that you should leave places better than you found them. Pick up trash, plant flowers, repair something broken, leave a few pieces of firewood at a campsite for the next folks.

If you leave them on the ground, they won't end up in a landfill. Although some municipalities vacuum leaves and compost them, the majority don't, according to Meyer. Leaves that do end up in a ...

But if you just leave your fallen leaves, your lawn's soil will receive organic nutrients from the leaves as they decompose, meaning there will be no need for you to fertilize it.

If you leave them on the ground, they won't end up in a landfill. Although some municipalities vacuum leaves and compost them, the majority don't, according to Meyer.