{"id":43,"date":"2017-02-22T12:23:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T12:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:31:55","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/index.php\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><em>Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><br \/><strong><em>Noise must\u00a0be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013 U.S. Surgeon General William H. Stewart (1978)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Advocates-Want-to-Expand-Seasonal-Ban-on-Gas-Powered-Leaf-Blowers-Town-Topics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quiet Princeton advocates year-round prohibition<\/a>\u00a0 Town Topics June 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/QP-Princeton-Echo-article-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Origins of Quiet Princeton<\/a>\u00a0This Princeton Echo article describes the genesis of our organization<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/James-Fallows-on-LBs-Activism-The-Atlantic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The problem with gas-powered blowers and how DC got them banned<\/a>\u00a0This article by James Fallows perfectly describes the whole issue, the reasons why these devices are so harmful, and how a city moved to ban them<\/li>\n<li>The Star Ledger (NJ&#8217;s largest newspaper): 2021 Editorial describes GLB&#8217;s as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/opinion\/2021\/05\/grab-a-rake-leaf-blowers-are-a-public-health-menace-editorial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Public Menace&#8221; and &#8220;Repulsive&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New York Times: 2021 Lead Editorial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/25\/opinion\/leaf-blowers-california-emissions.html?referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The first thing we do\u2026&#8221;<\/a>, and a2017 article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/03\/17\/realestate\/on-banning-on-leaf-blowers.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cOn Banning Leaf Blowers\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/06\/technology\/lawn-robots-battery-leaf-blower.html?searchResultPosition=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times: Electric and robotic Lawn Mowing is coming. The reasons why<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Summary-of-the-GLB-problem.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The problem with gas-powered \u00a0blowers in NJ: a Fact Sheet<\/a>\u00a0A succinct summary, with references, of GLB problems and available alternatives. This was prepared for Montclair, NJ but applies to Princeton and most other towns too<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towntopics.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/07\/a-true-paul-bunyan-moment-a-rake-digs-in-against-army-of-leaf-blowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rakes beat leaf blowers in actual use (1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theday.com\/article\/20131115\/INTERACT010102\/131119799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rakes beat leaf blowers in actual use (2)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbur.org\/commonhealth\/2015\/11\/13\/leaf-blower-health-middle-way\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origins of Quiet Lincoln: Genesis of another activist group<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WSJ &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WSJ-Hazard-for-Working-at-Home-Leaf-Blowers-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hazard for Working at Home Leaf Blowers<\/a> 2020\u00a0The Wall St Journal has run a number of articles on GLB problems. This article, on GLB noise when working from home, contains the \u00a0important statement : &#8220;If you made a list of people wanting to get rid of gas-powered backpack blowers using simple two-stroke engines, <em>landscapers would be first in line<\/em>.\u00a0No one\u2019s closer to the noise than the landscape contractor who has the thing strapped on their back.\u201d And that&#8217;s from a landscapers&#8217; trade group.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Myth-Busters-Sonoma-CALM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eliminating Leaf Blowers: The myths of common objections<\/a> From Sonoma CALM\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/04\/24\/us\/24lawn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manufacturers can be a powerful lobby against improvements<\/a>\u00a0This 2006 article is now dated. It is a replay of Detroit&#8217;s initial resistance to those who wanted to clean up car exhaust. The largest lawn and garden equipment maker in the country and a powerful Republican senator were opposed in 2006, frequently with specious arguments. Attitudes are changing now, there is more environmental awareness, and we have battery-powered alternatives.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairwarning.org\/2017\/09\/leaf-blower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noisy but that&#8217;s not all<\/a> \u00a0Details the issues, including problems for the landscape workers, plus data on emissions from specific GLB&#8217;s and mowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>History of Leaf Blowers<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>1970\u2019s \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Gasoline-powered leaf blowers (GLB&#8217;s) introduced in USA<br \/>1970\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leaf blowers banned in a number of CA cities<br \/>1980\u2019s \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Leaf blowers power and noise increases; Backpack leaf blowers introduced<br \/>1997 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Princeton, NJ, initially rejects ordinance to control leaf blowers:\u00a0see section below<br \/>1998 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Los Angeles bans gas-powered leaf blowers within 500 ft of residences<br \/>2000&#8217;s \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Leaf blower use increases continually. Backpack units with increased power and noise become common<br \/>2017-20 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Several East Coast towns introduce seasonal bans on GLB&#8217;s<br \/>2017ff \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Several major universities stop using GLB&#8217;s and convert to electric equipment<\/p>\n<p>2019ff \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Battery-powered electric mowers, trimmers, and leaf blowers become increasingly available to consumers<\/p>\n<p>2020 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Due to Covid-19, more people are at home for work and school, and are disturbed by GLB noise and pollution<\/p>\n<p>2020ff \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 There is increasing awareness of the impact of GLB&#8217;s on worker health and on climate change<\/p>\n<p>2020ff \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Several east coast towns and cities begin to introduce year-round GLB bans<\/p>\n<p>2021 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Princeton, NJ, introduces an <a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GLB-Ordinance-signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordinance<\/a> to ban on GLB&#8217;s in summer and winter<\/p>\n<p>2021 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The State of California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-solutions\/2021\/10\/12\/california-newsom-law-equipment-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bans the sale of all gas-powered lawn equipment<\/a> from 2024<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/History-of-Leaf-Blower.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of Leaf Blowers, and development of bans in California (through 1998)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaf_blower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia &#8220;Leaf Blowers&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Princeton, NJ Municipality<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Princeton passes\u00a0an <a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GLB-Ordinance-signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordinance<\/a>\u00a0in 2021 (in this version presently available, deleted parts of the former ordinance are shown in [square brackets]) to ban on GLB&#8217;s in summer and winter. Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GLB-Ordinance-Summary-of-Provisions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summary<\/a>\u00a0of key provisions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Timeline-of-GLB-Developments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A detailed historical timeline of leaf blower initiatives in Princeton<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Princeton-Noise-Ordinance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Princeton Town Municipal Noise Ordinance<\/a>\u00a02014. This is now obsolete.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Elimination of Gasoline Leaf Blowers (GLB&#8217;s) and other actions by Municipalities and Universities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/colorado\/resources\/interactive-map-of-lawn-mower-and-leaf-blower-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Map<\/span><\/a> of towns in US with controls on GLB&#8217;s: \u00a0You can enlarge portions of the map for details<\/li>\n<li>Ordinances to control or prohibit GLB&#8217;s: <a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GLB-Ordinance-signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princeton, NJ<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maplewood-LB-Ordinance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-410\">Maplewood, NJ<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sonoma-Ordinance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonoma, CA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DC-Bill-22-234-GLBs-lr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington DC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Somerville-MA-LB-ban.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somerville, MA<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lincoln-MA-Ordinance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln, MA<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/LARCHMONT-first-in-NE-to-ban-GLBs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larchmont, NY<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaklandca.gov\/resources\/oakland-bans-the-use-of-combustion-engine-powered-leaf-blowers-and-string-trimmers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakland, CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The State of California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-solutions\/2021\/10\/12\/california-newsom-law-equipment-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bans the sale of all gas-powered lawn equipment<\/a> from 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Montgomery-County-bans-gas-powered-leaf-blowers-MoCo360.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montgomery Co, MD bans sale and use<\/a> sale:2024 use:2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsgov.org\/conservation-commission\/pages\/hastings-leaf-blower-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hastings-on-Hudson, NY<\/a> bans ALL leaf blowers in summer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/essex\/index.ssf\/2017\/04\/nj_town_bans_summertime_use_of_gas-powered_leaf_bl.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maplewood, NJ, bans leaf blowers in summer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapinto.net\/towns\/soma\/sections\/green\/articles\/south-orange-bans-gas-leaf-blowers-may-1-through-september-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Orange, NJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sonomasun.com\/2017\/02\/23\/sonoma-adjusts-to-leaf-blower-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonoma CALM has silenced leaf blowers in Sonoma, CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/modern-pestilence-leaf-blowers-generate-infuriating-noise-toxic-gases-and-hazardous-dust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blower bans in Rye, Aspen, Carmel, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2017\/3\/28\/landscape-services-leaf-blowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard University stops using gas powered equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calstatela.edu\/univ\/ppa\/publicat\/cal-state-la-goes-green-eco-friendly-equipment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal State LA University converts to electric lawn equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leleny.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Westchester County, NY: \u201cLove Em and Leave Them\u201d mulching program for cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietcommunities.org\/southampton-showing-what-it-takes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southampton, NY municipality stops using gas-powered equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/backyardgadget.com\/leaf-blower-noise-restrictions-in-the-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leafblower Restriction Laws<\/a> \u00a0A state-by-state listing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Activist Organizations Addressing Leaf Blower Noise<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quietcommunities.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quiet Communities. A nationwide organization connecting many groups on the community noise issue<\/a>\u00a0 Jamie L Banks, PhD, MS, Executive Director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quietcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/QCI_Brochure_Mar-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brochure<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Jamie Banks provides detailed information about <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jsnHHB30XWfjGK15ZhT2nHXjer_6327e\/view?ts=608c14c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the toxic effects of GLB&#8217;s, especially noise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/agza.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA.net)<\/a>AGZA conducts training and certification for best landscaping practices, including battery-electric equipment. They are conducting workshops in Princeton.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/QuietCleanDC.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QuietCleanDC.com<\/a> They spearheaded the DC ordinance banning GLB&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quietcleanpdx.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QuietCleanPDX (Portland, OR)<\/a>\u00a0Working to introduce a GLB ban in Portland, OR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Noise Levels, Disturbance, Health Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evidence on the effects by Dr. Jamie Banks\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Banks-evidence-to-DC-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-413\">Banks evidence to DC 2018<\/a>\u00a0with excellent information and graphics<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GLB-vs-BLB-noise.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noise of Gas vs Electric Leaf Blowers<\/a> \u00a0This graphic by Dr. Jamie Banks shows that the low-frequency noise of Gas blowers penetrates much further from house to house than an electric one of the same measure decibel level.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/navigator\/2016\/11\/the-case-against-neighbors-with-leaf-blowers\/506324\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Devil\u2019s Hair Dryer: Hell is Other People, with Leaf Blowers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/full\/10.2105\/AJPH.2016.303527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is a safe noise level?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CDC-Too-Loud-for-Too-Long.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC &#8220;Too Loud Too Long&#8221;<\/a> dangerous noise levels<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nonoise.org\/quietnet\/cqs\/leafblow.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leaf Blower Facts<\/a>\u00a0(Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Covid-19: Impacts of\u00a0Lawn Equipment Pollution<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COVID-19-and-GLB-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 and Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: A Lethal Combination<\/a>\u00a0Detailed Report by Quiet Communities June 2020<\/li>\n<li>Impacts on Covid-19 disease: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/news\/hsph-in-the-news\/air-pollution-linked-with-higher-covid-19-death-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard study<\/a>\u00a0, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/air-pollution-exposure-linked-to-higher-covid-19-cases-and-deaths-new-study-141620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netherlands study<\/a>\u00a0and its <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.iza.org\/dp13367.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source publication<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pollution caused by Leaf Blowers and other Lawn Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/28\/517576431\/california-weighs-tougher-emissions-rules-for-gas-powered-garden-equipment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State of California has concluded that pollution from garden equipment will exceed that from cars (even in California!) and is considering pollution regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Small-Engine-Polln-CARB-r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graph of increase in garden equipment pollution in CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arb.ca.gov\/msprog\/offroad\/sm_en_fs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Air Resources Board (CARB) data on lawn equipment pollution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Leaf-Blower-emissions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leaf Blowers emit 30 to 100 times the pollutants as cars and trucks (Chart from Edmunds Inside Line) <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edmunds.com\/about\/press\/leaf-blowers-emissions-dirtier-than-high-performance-pick-up-trucks-says-edmunds-insidelinecom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Full Article<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairwarning.org\/2017\/09\/leaf-blower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Lawn Equipment pollution was 81% that of cars in 2016 and is increasing (EPA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplepoweredmachines.com\/faq-environment.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gas-powered Mowers are also significant: they cause 5% of US air pollution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Battery-Electric Lawn Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CR-Electric-LBMowerTrimmer-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electric Leaf Blowers, Mowers, and Trimmers: Consumer Reports, Aug 2020<\/a>\u00a0 The lower costs and increasing power of batteries has led to a great increase in availability of battery-powered leaf blowers, trimmers, and mowers, both for consumer and commercial use. Here are some good recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>Battery-powered leaf blowers, mowers, etc. are now readily available from hardware stores, large &#8220;box&#8221; stores, and other places, and online. Check these possibilities&#8211;there are many to choose from now.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.arb.ca.gov\/our-work\/programs\/zero-emission-landscaping-equipment\/zero-emission-lawn-equipment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Air Resources Board Directory of Electric Equipment<\/a>\u00a0 A detailed list of products from US manufacturers. Click on &#8220;Leaf Blower&#8211;cordless&#8221; or &#8220;Mower&#8211;cordless&#8221; for the lists. But this list makes no selections or recommendations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Future-of-battery-powered-equipment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Future of Battery-powered Equipment<\/a> This 2019 article, published in a leading magazine for green industry professionals, highlights the accelerating shift from gas- to battery-powered equipment in the commercial landscaping industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Better Landscaping: Mulching\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">the<\/span><b>\u00a0leaves and other actions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leleny.org\/p\/landscapers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leave the Leaves in Place<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/zdnqfn9u3rvpnpk\/Letter%20Landscaper%20to%20Homeowner%20%28LELENY%29.doc?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Benefits of Mulching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/faq.leleny.org\/2012\/08\/what-equipment-do-i-need-to-mulch-my.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equipment to use for mulching-in-place<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Brookline-brochure-GLB-regs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to use leaf blowers better, and less<\/a>\u00a0 Brookline, MA brochure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sustainable Landscaping&#8211;beyond just leaf blowers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quietprinceton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Changing-the-Landscape-Reimagine-Their-Lawns-Princeton-Perspective.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Changing the Landscape project described<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainableprinceton.org\/current-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Princeton&#8217;s Changing the Landscape: Healthy Yards=Healthy People project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainableprinceton.org\/yard\/sustainable-landscaping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Landscaping<\/a> at Sustainable Princeton\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Princeton, NJ Organizations with Related Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainableprinceton.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Princeton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.princetonnj.gov\/535\/Environmental-Commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Princeton Environmental Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.princetonnj.gov\/527\/Board-of-Health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Princeton Board of Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sustain.princeton.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Princeton University Office of Sustainability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience.\u00a0Noise must\u00a0be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere. \u2013 U.S. Surgeon General William H. 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