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Top 8 Leaf Mulchers to Clean Up Your Lawn This Fall

Clear your lawn efficiently and give the fallen leaves a new purpose.

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We’re in the thick of fall. And while in many places that means beautiful foliage making a patchwork of the landscape, it also means a constant battle to keep your lawn clear of fallen leaves. You can certainly rake and bag them, but there’s a better way to utilize dead leaves—and save some plastic from a landfill. Invest in a leaf mulcher, which will chew them up so they can then be used in your compost pile or garden, turning something previously useless into free fertilizer.

Leaf mulchers are all designed with one primary task: shredding leaves, typically with spinning impeller blades. Yet certain features are worth considering when choosing the type of mulcher that suits you best. Leaf mulchers offer a variety of power options, such as an electrical cord, a gas engine, or a rechargeable battery. Here are several of the best leaf mulchers to help you take care of those leaves and create a more eco-friendly backyard.

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Best Stationary

WORX Bladeless Electric Leaf Mulcher

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WORX Bladeless Electric Leaf Mulcher
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The WORX has an 11:1 chop ratio and weighs only 20 pounds, which makes it easy to lift and store but just heavy enough to stand sturdily on its own. It's easy to assemble, and the string line trimmer is equally easy to replace when needed. Customers were impressed with its mulching abilities and claimed that it could easily handle the remains of their garden, plus some small sticks.

2
Best Mid-Range

Landworks Electric Leaf Shredder and Mulcher

Landworks Electric Leaf Shredder and Mulcher
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This mulcher can shred leaves and limbs up to ½-inch in diameter and its three-blade configuration makes quick work of debris. The waste bag has a 50-gallon capacity, and because the mulcher can reduce 13 bags of leaves into one, that means you can clear a lot of space before you need to empty the bag.

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Best for Small Areas

Sun Joe Electric Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher/Gutter Cleaner

Sun Joe Electric Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher/Gutter Cleaner
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This Sun Joe leaf blower is ideal for getting in the tough to reach cracks and crevices. It is the perfect tool to clean up a walkway, a small garden, and even your gutters with its handy extender. It also functions as a vacuum, mulcher, and gutter cleaner which makes it a great four-in-one tool for the fall. The mulching feature has a 16:1 mulching ratio so you can maximize the amount of leaves per bag, making for easy cleanup.

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Best Budget Handheld

LawnMaster Electric Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher

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LawnMaster Electric Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher
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Electric lawn tools are ideal for larger jobs, because you don't have to stop to swap batteries or refill gas tanks. LawnMaster's 3-in-1 is a leaf blower with an air speed of up to 240MPH. Once your leaves are in a pile, switch to vacuum mode and a metal impeller mulches the incoming leaves at a 16:1 ratio. The 14-gallon collection bag holds a lot, and is designed to block dust from escaping as you work.

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Best Corded Handheld

WORX Trivac Electric Blower/Mulcher/Vacuum

WORX Trivac Electric Blower/Mulcher/Vacuum
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Though labeled a leaf blower, this tool comes with an impressive vacuum and mulcher attachment. And unlike many leaf blowers, which require a bit of disassembly to go from blower to mulcher and back again, the WG509 allows you to change between the two modes easily with the flick of a switch.

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Best Cordless Handheld

Greenworks Cordless Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher

Greenworks Cordless Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher
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Customers praised this Greenworks 3-in-1's power, noting that it had plenty of suction even on the low setting, and it's mulching power which allows you to fill up to 4.5 bags of debris on a single charge. Greenworks also backs it up with a four-year tool and two-year battery warranty, which is great for a tool at this price point.

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Best Budget Stationary

Flowtron The Ultimate Mulcher Electric Leaf Shredder

Flowtron The Ultimate Mulcher Electric Leaf Shredder
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If you’re looking for an affordable way to clean up your lawn this fall, the Flowtron is a great pick. Although affordable, it works way above its price range, mulching up to 53 gallons of leaves per minute. It's lightweight and portable, and whether you feed it wet or dry debris, it will get the job done.

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Best Lightweight Handheld

BLACK+DECKER Electric Leaf Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher

BLACK+DECKER Electric Leaf Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher
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This handy Black + Decker is small enough to fit under porches and in tight spaces. Plus it’s powerful for its size, with an 16:1 mulch ratio and up to 250 mph air speed in an 8.1-pound package. Bonus: the quick-release tube, which makes dumping the bushel collection bag a breeze.

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