Still using a gas-powered lawn mower? Check out these stats:
38-100 million: Number of pieces of garden equipment used in the United States, including lawn mowers, leaf blowers, weed trimmers, snow blowers. (Outdoor Power Equipment Institute)
80%: Amount we could reduce toxic emissions if catalytic converters were installed on lawn care equipment. (American Chemical Society)
100 miles: Distance you would drive to create the same amount of air pollution as one hour of gas-powered lawn mowing. (Environmental Science and Technology, June 6, 2001)
5%: Amount of nation’s air pollution spewing from garden equipment. (United States EPA)
17: Number of cars it takes to create as much smog as a single leaf blower. (American Lung Association)
59%: Amount that a new emissions standard might reduce hydrocarbon emissions from lawn mowers and leaf blowers. (United States EPA)
2007: Year that manufacturers are required to come into compliance with EPA‘s new emissions standards.
70Decibels: Level of noise pollution caused by lawn mowers. (Noise Pollution Clearinghouse)
