Yeah man. I brought some inside a couple weeks ago. I ended up bringing in a half dozen or so ladybugs when I did this. I used some for mulch, I topped off my worm bins, and I have a couple bags to get through the winter. Really should grab some more. I try to avoid leaves that might have dog doo and once it hits the street I don't go near it. I'm worried about cars that might leak oil, tranny fluid, anti-freeze etc. If I start seeing garbage in the leaves I'll move on to greener pastures. You could shred the leaves up if you want to with a lawnmower or something. I just use em whole.