Fact:
Cost range of a new broom = $5.48-$33.27
Cost range of a new rake = $6.97-$35.00
Cost range of a new gas-powered leaf blower = $79.96-$329.00
(equipment only; does not include fuel costs)

*Cost ranges were developed using current online prices from 3 major stores (March 2009)

How to Live Green, Save Green!

• Make simple changes to how you maintain your yard, such as using manual or electric instead of gas-powered equipment. 
• Use water- and energy-efficient products, organic pesticides and fertilizers, and solar landscape lighting. 
• Check your local air quality before doing strenuous or polluting activities. 
• On a high pollution day, don’t operate gasoline-powered equipment and avoid overexertion to limit the effects of high air pollution levels on your health.  Now you can say, “I can‘t mow the lawn today, it is an Air Quality Action Day!”

Why Bother?

Lawn mowers, snow blowers, chain saws, leaf vacuums, and similar outdoor power equipment cause about 25% of the air toxic emissions in New Jersey.  They also emit relatively large amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), pollutants that contribute to the formation of ozone. They also create loud noise that could damage your hearing and disturb your neighbors.

Learn More...

• GreenScaping: The Easy Way to a Greener, Healthier Yard
  
• Your Yard and Clean Air
  
• USEPA’s GreenScapes Program
  
• Lawn and Garden (Small Gasoline) Equipment
  
• Pesticides
  
• NJDEP Pesticide Publications
• Multi-Media Pollution Prevention