GREENSBORO, N.C. — As winter sets in, piles of leaves continue to line some Greensboro streets, even as the city enforces yard waste disposal rules that no longer include loose leaf pickup.
For more than a year, Greensboro has required residents to bag or bin their yard waste rather than rake leaves to the curb. That shift has led to a steady stream of calls to local yard waste businesses, including The Mulch Yard, where owner Jeremy Campbell says demand spikes daily.
“We do have a lot of people that says, ‘I need y’all to come out here and get the leaves as soon as possible, because I got this citation, and I’m gonna be fined,’” Campbell said…