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| Publication Type:
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| Material Type: | Chapter |
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| Author(s): | Leslie, Anne R.;
Knoop, William |
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| Author Affiliation: | Leslie: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC; and Knoop: Texas A&M University, Research and Extension Center, Dallas, TX |
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| Title: | Societal benefits of conservation oriented management of turfgrass in home lawns |
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| Section: | Benefits of an integrated pest management approach to turfgrass and ornamentals |
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| Volume Editors: | Leslie, Anne R. and Metcalf, Robert L. |
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| Meeting Info.: | New Orleans, Louisiana: September, 1987 |
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| Monographic Source: | Integrated Pest Management For Turfgrass and Ornamentals, 1989, p. 93-96. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, D.C.: Field Operations Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Integrated pest management; Clipping removal; Clipping decomposition; Clipping utilization; Lawn turf; Turf values; Landfills
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| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Reviews how communities can benefit when homeowners choose an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to turfgrass management and the city is supportive through recycling programs. In Plano, Texas the Productivity Department began a review of the solid waste disposal system. During one week in mid-June 1980, productivity staff memebers rode each garbage truck on every route and recorded the number of garbage bags containing grass clippings and the number of bags containing other garbage. The city officials found that 29.1 % of all garbage bags were filled with grass clippings. A bag of grass clippings weights approx. 40 lbs., so homeowners were placing nearly 700 tons of grass in the landfill. It was estimated that 40% of the garbage truck's load (by weight) was grass clippings. If analyzed on the basis of their dry weight, the 33,000 bags of clippings collected each week contain approx. 2 1/2 tons of nitrogen, 1/2 ton of phosphorus, 1 ton of potassium and all the remaining essential plant nutrients. When placed in the landfill, their value was essentially ended; their only function is to possibly become a future source of ground-water pollution. The city of Plano and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service began a public educational program in April 1981 in an effort to reduce the amount of grass clippings reaching the landfill. The goal was to encourage proper fertilization, watering, and proper mowing. Homeowners were advised that the management of golf courses, athletic fields, and other high-quality turf does not include the process of removing grass clippings. Program results were encouraging. Although the number of bags of other garbage increased by 12%, the number of bags of grass clippings decreased by 11%, for a projected overall decrease of 23%. Grass clipping bags were reduced from 29.1% in 1980 to 24.7% in 1982. The total savings to the city was over $100,000 while the burden on the landfill was reduced. The program indicated that most people did not know they did not have to bag grass clippings. It was demonstrated that increasing mowing frequency to once every 5 days eliminated the need to bag clippings. Most homeowners prefered an increased mowing program to bagging clippings. The program also demonstrated the value of 3-1-2 fertilizer ratio and the value of a slow-release nitrogen source in slowing growth rates without any sacrifice to lawn quality. Includes: Waste-Saver Lawn Care Program; Educational Program; and Homeowners Receptive. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | For more information about the book the record is from: R=16696
Updated reprint of "Waste-saver lawn care program," Grounds Maintenance, 17(11) November 1982, p. 50-52, R=18023. R=18023
See also related article, "The Plano story - a waste-saver lawn care plan," Florida Turfgrass Conference Proceedings, vol. 32 1984, p. 38-39, R=8504. R=8504 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: BENE
Other items relating to: YARD
Other items relating to: IPM
Other items relating to: What Good is Turf? |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Leslie, A. R., and W. Knoop. 1989. Societal benefits of conservation oriented management of turfgrass in home lawns. In Leslie, Anne R. and Metcalf, Robert L. (eds.) Integrated Pest Management For Turfgrass and Ornamentals. Washington, D.C.: Field Operations Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
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