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Excessive noise and pollution from gas-powered yard maintenance equipment are not merely annoying, but negatively affect Quality of Life, Public Health and the Environment. Given the availability of sustainable, cost-effective alternatives, these issues can be resolved.
Concern is growing at the local and state levels, leading to stronger ordinances, even bans, regarding the use of gas powered lawn equipment.
Robotic Mower Benefits
Quiet: Operating sound is 4x to 8x LESS than conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) mowers
Clean: Zero carbon or particulate emission to power the bot
Healthy: Reduced need for fertilizers, pesticides and other maintenance products
Star Ledger Editorial on the movement to ban gas powered lawn care equipment. "The engine emissions of the two-stroke, gas-powered variety are enough to choke a medium-sized city."
NVO founder Ken Bariahtaris speaks at The Future of Landscape Maintenance: Clean, Green, and Profitable, hosted by Quiet Communities, Maplewood Twp (NJ) and the American Green Zone Alliance.
Emissions facts from the Environmental Protection Agency
Landscapers fail to blow municipal ordinances away
NJ Patch feature
MorristownGreen.com feature
We tried to improve the quality of life without imposing hardships,” said [Councilman Stefan] Armington.
NPR story about noise, health, environmental impact of gas powered lawn care.
Zero-emission landscape maintenance strategies for individuals, property owners, and landscape maintenance professionals