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Why Enviro-Mow is better than a gas mower

Each weekend, about 54 million Americans mow their lawns, using 800 million gallons of gas per year and producing tons of air pollutants. Garden equipment engines, which have had unregulated emissions until very recently, emit high levels of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, producing up to 5% of the nation's air pollution and a good deal more in metropolitan areas.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a traditional gas powered lawn mower produces as much air pollution as 43 new cars each being driven 12,000 miles.

FACT: one hour of mowing is the equivalent of driving 350 miles in terms of volatile organic compounds.

FACT: One gas mower spews 87 lbs. of the greenhouse gas CO2, and 54 lbs. of other pollutants into the air every year.
FACT: Over 17 million gallons of gas are spilled each year refueling lawn and garden equipment – more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

Lawn Mowers and Noise Pollution

According to the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse (NPC), the 85 to 90 decibels of noise produced by a typical gas-powered mower can be heard a quarter mile away or more. In other words, mowing a quarter-acre lot with a gas-powered mower pollutes 100 acres of neighborhood with noise. Electric mowers are much easier on your ears. The average electric mower makes no more noise than a washing machine (about 75 decibels).

Noise pollution is a real problem with gas mowers, as any late sleeper on a Saturday morning knows. But they can be more than a nuisance for those who use them. Loud noise can contribute to hearing loss when it exceeds 85 decibels, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH; www.cdc.gov/niosh). A gas-powered mower producing 95 decibels should be used no more than 15 minutes a day according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA; www.osha.gov). Switching to an electric mower system will ease the stress on your ears and your neighbors.

So mowing the lawn can look downright irresponsible. What are your options? Enviro-Mowing! Contact Us today!

Calculate Your Gas Mower's Emissions

Until 1995, lawnmower emissions were unregulated. Older more powerful, less efficient two-cycle engines release 25-30% of their oil and gas unburned into the air. Gas mowers emit hydrocarbons (a principle ingredient of smog), particulate matter (damaging to the respiratory system), carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas) and carbon dioxide (contributing to global warming). The health toll includes cancer as well as damage to lungs, heart, and both the immune and detoxification systems. Plus smog inhibits plant growth. EPA regulations are beginning to reduce mower emissions.

Electric mowers don't totally eliminate pollution, however emissions from the electric industry are more regulated and are not in your backyard. Also they save on gas spills and gas refinery and transportation. Until now only reel mowers provide 0 carbon foot print, but with Enviro-mows unique recharging system which utilizes renewable energy, we are the next best thing.

Click Here and use our Calculator to determine the environmental impact of your lawn care.

Ozone Alert Days

Since this equipment is used mostly during the hot summer months, when ground level ozone is the highest, it causes problems for asthmatics and aggravates other respiratory conditions. When weather forecasts indicate ground-level ozone (the main component of smog) could reach an unhealthy level, environmental agencies will call an Ozone Action Day. Standard ozone alert day advice is to delay or curtail all gas mowing.

EPA statistics for Replacing Gas Power Lawn Mowers

Well over 5 million gas powered mowers are still sold in the U.S. every year. A typical 3.5 horsepower gas mower, for instance, can emit the same amount of VOC's -- key precursors to smog -- in an hour as a new car driven 340 miles, say industry experts.

FACT: Americans burn 800 million gallons of gas each year trimming their grassy yards, according to the EPA

FACT: One gas mower running for an hour emits the same amount of pollutants as eight new cars driving 55 mph for the same amount of time, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists

The replacement of every 500 gas mowers with non-motorized mowers would spare the air:

212 pounds of hydrocarbons
(smog ingredient)
1.7 pounds of nitrogen oxides
(smog ingredient)
5.6 pounds of irritating particles 1,724 pounds of carbon dioxide

EPA site to calculate your lawnmower's pollution :
http://www.epa.gov/air/community/mowerexchange_calculator.html

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