Category Archives: Leaf Collective

Leaf clean up ideas and resources to help reduce the impact of Canberra’s Autumn leaf litter on ACT waterways.

Hands holding leaf compost, the benefits of leaf compost
The benefits of leaf compost in your garden

Leaves are a key ingredient in compost as they provide carbon and other nutrients to [...]

Garden drainage and water storage ideas
6 Garden drainage and water storage ideas

Check out ways that you can drain water directing it into your own garden storage [...]

using leaves for mulch
4 Creative ways to reuse leaves in your garden

Don’t let your carbon go to waste.  Find out 4 different ways that you can [...]

The path to preventing toxic Blue-Green Algal blooms

Do you like to enjoy the lakes in Canberra? Discover how we can prevent toxic [...]

The life of a Canberra leaf

Hero or villain? Have you stopped to consider that leaves are litter and when left [...]

Out of the bin and back in the ground

A consequence of our waste collection system is that many of us just don’t think [...]