Pollution from lawn mowers and lawn care equipment is a big problem. Tailpipe emissions from cars have been regulated in one form or another for decades. Not so with lawn care equipment.
In fact, until just a few years ago, the patchwork of small engine pollution regulations which has sprung up around the United States did not exist.
Each weekend 54 million people mow their lawns burning 800,000,000 gallons of gasoline a year. Operating a lawn mower one hour could create the same pollution levels as driving a new car 340 miles. A single gasoline lawn mower could create more pollution than 73 new cars.
The Environmental Protection Agency tells us that 5% of our nation’s pollution comes from lawn care equipment. In a single day in Los Angeles, air pollution from lawn equipment exceeds total emissions from all planes in the city’s airspace.
What is the air pollution solution?
Find out in this online movie “Biodiesel Lawn Mowers: The Air Pollution Solution.”
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