Spring is the time when many property owners and volunteer organizations are hard at work trying to eliminate invasive plants like garlic mustard from their woods, yards and local parks. Many invasive plants continue to develop seeds once they have been pulled from the ground.
To ensure that the invasive plants are destroyed and the seeds not redistributed, the Department of Natural Resources are asking property owners to separate and bag any invasive plants in clear bags and label the bags "invasive plants - approved by Wis. DNR for landfilling."
"Even though landfilling of yard waste is prohibited in Wisconsin, the DNR is using its enforcement discretion to allow invasive plants to be landfilled because that represents the best available option for disposing of them," said Cynthia Moore, DNR Recycling Team Leader.
"We don't recommend composting invasive plants and their seeds because of the likelihood that viable plants and seeds will be spread through the distribution of the finished compost. Only specially designed and carefully managed composting operations should accept invasive plants"
More information on invasive plant species and eradication can be found at:
http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/plants.htm
