PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY FROM GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS!

THEY POLLUTE THE AIR, THEY'RE NOISY & THEY WORSEN ALLERGIES AS WELL AS OTHER AIRBORNE PARTICLES!

• A single gas-powered leaf blower can emit as much pollution in a year as 80 cars.
• Leaf Blowers generate about 70-75 decibels. A normal level is 55-60 dB. Every increase in dB means noise that is 10 times louder.
• They worsen allergies and asthma and irritate the lungs! Leaf Blowers stir up mold, allergens, and dust particles that otherwise have been tamped down with rain and decomposition.

POLLUTANTS EMITTED:

• Produce as much Particulate Matter as a 1999-2000 model car driven for 49 hours at 30 miles per hour (1,470 miles)
• Produce as much Carbon Monoxide as a car driven for 26 hours (780 miles)
• Produce Hydrocarbons as a car driven for 510 hours (15,300 miles)

Leaf Blowers have an impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions; currently contribute to emissions (statewide) in the following ways:

1. Hydrocarbons (reactive): 4.2 tons per day
2. Carbon Monoxide (CO): 9.8 tons per day
3. Fine Particular Matter: 0.02 tons per day

Current California cities banning Leaf Blowers include: Palm Springs, Indian Wells, Hermosa Beach, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Del Mar, Laguna Beach, Claremont, Carmel, Piedmont, Mill Valley, Portola Valley, Lawndale, Sunnyvale and Portola Valley.

LET"S PROTECT OUR LUNGS & LIVE IN HARMONY!