Do they allow you to put a green leaf sticker on your garbage can? They do that near me

Can you leave the leaves alone or just mulch them? It's a good fertilizer for your lawn and provides a place for pollinators to hibernate over the winter.

If I were you, I'd make one out of tyvek.

Mulch them into your lawn. Not only does it eliminate the bag and fuel from transportation of your leaves but it's an effective fertilizer so you don't have to dump nitrogen into the soil

Our family uses rice sacks/ bags for leaves and weeds whenever we empty one.

i'm aware of the benefits of mulching, but there are too many

i mulch as many as i can, but there are simply too many

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I use these giant industrial bags. I've seen them with different names. Super Sack, Bulk Bags, Forklift/Hoist Bags, etc. Something like the one below. You can sometimes find them for dirt cheap or even free. I get them from a metal fabricating place for a couple bucks each. They have tons of uses and are very tough.

https://www.amazon.com/DURASACK-Heavy-Duty-Builders-Polypropylene/dp/B095WSB1WR/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1NMUT9HK029ZU&keywords=hoist+bag&qid=1668290181&sprefix=hoist+bag%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-7

Do you have space for a compost pile?

nice. and your yard waste people don't give you a hard time about how big these are?

I should have pointed out I don't put the yard waste out for collection in these. Just transporting to my yard bins or emptying at the dump.

Are there any composting groups or facilities in your community? In mine we just use large reusable bins for compost and the city picks them up, but there are other groups that collect compost material for farming businesses and they take your waste away for free.

sadly, no :(

Burlap sacks? They wont last forever, but are okay.

Also check out "super sacks". https://www.amazon.com/Super-Sack/s?k=Super+Sack

Used gaylords also work if you have a way to transport or lift them.

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I use my stihl SH86 to mulch what I have left and then put it in bags.

A large tarp, quality and size to fit your purpose. Rake all the leaves on to it then bundle them up. You could run rope or cable through the eyes to tie it shut.

You are asking the wrong question in the wrong subreddit.

You are not asking about a BIFL option, you are asking about the cheapest option and that's not what this sub is.

And we have no idea what your area's requirements are, so we can't help. In my area, it MUST be a see through plastic bag.

Get some large appliance boxes and put the leaves in those. They're still compostable, and should be free from any store that sells refrigerators or dishwashers.

Please enlighten me which subreddit "do BIFL blanks exist?" should go in. The vast majority of posts in this subreddit are not actually BIFL, either, they just have longer than average lifespans.

Read Rule 1 here. Life is NOT literal here. And your question has nothing to do with lifespan, it has to do with cost. This is not a cost subreddit.

I think most would agree that my question is pretty plainly stated and that a thing can actually be 2 things: BIFL and long term cost effective (or maybe it can't - please refer to the question mark in the topic).

I am open to any discussion that fits either one of those things, which several people have been able to provide opinions on. What I am not here for is unhelpful semantic arguments, so maybe just keep scrolling?

Picked up a similar 100gal sack from Amazon. Looks like it'll last a lot longer than the ones at Lowes/HD and I'll need way less of them. FIngers crossed the yard waste pickup dudes don't have an issue with it. Thanks!

Roger. Picked up a 100gal from Amazon. I'll find out next week if they take it. Thanks!

Or maybe...just maybe....realize that you posted in the wrong spot instead of doubling down? You are asking, "financial sense vs paper bags". Part one is a financial question. This is not a financial sub. Part two is even odder....you are asking for a BIFL option to a paper bag I think...like are you wanting to store your leaves in a BIFL container at the dump like some sort of time capsule or what?

I'm sorry that you're so upset by my post.

I'm sorry you can't admit you are wrong. That shows growth on your part.

Burlap coffee bags. There is a local commercial roaster that gives their bags away. We used them as ground cover in our community garden plot. Takes about 2-3 seasons for them to completely biodegrade.
I would also glean green coffee beans tucked in a corner of the bags. A coffee bag run would usually get me a couple of pounds of beans to roast later.

Why can’t you leave the leaves where they are?