People, I need to remove cedar chips from my yard as it turned out I am badly allergic to red cedar dust. I moved the bulk of them and now there are little pieces sneaking around that are PITA to either rake or pick up by hand because they are everywhere, they are small and often obstructed.

My thinking is to use some monster shop vac along with a cyclone separator. Sure it will pick up some dry dirt which I don’t care about as it is small in size and amount. No loose gravel.

Is there another way that you can think about? 

Also, if you need cedar chips, I have a few nice piles about a unit in total, that is ~200 cubic feet.