Tag: gas-powered leaf blowers

Business

The reason why leaf blowers are singled out as the noisiest landscaping tool

Landscapers can often feel victimized for doing their job with the proper equipment, but studies may show why people hate the sound of leaf blowers.

December 14, 2017

Business

News roundup: Debate ongoing for New Jersey leaf blower ban

Last April, the New Jersey Landscaper Contractors Association (NJLCA) filed a lawsuit opposing the ban in federal court, but it was dismissed. Details here!

December 6, 2017

Business

North Hempstead Town officials rally against gas-powered equipment

Town officials hope to one day use their experience with these electric blowers to enact a law that will limit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. More here!

June 29, 2017

Landscaping equipment

California city’s ban on blowers results in immediate consequences

Gas-powered leaf blowers have been made illegal in Sonoma, California. The new ban goes into effect Dec. 22. Read more here.

December 6, 2016

Business

As blower bans loom, branding strategist becomes quiet landscaper

Sterling Stevens has abandoned noise polluting leaf blowers in favor of quieter tools. Click for more on this resident-pleasing venture in Sonoma, California.

August 9, 2016

Business

Blower bans bode well for Stihl’s battery-powered line of landscape equipment

Leaf blower bans may bolster equipment sales by companies such as Stihl and Husqvarna, both leading the way in battery technology. Click to read more.

June 10, 2016

Business

City rethinks policy that quadruples landscaping costs

Landscaping companies’ in Claremont, California are reluctant to bid work due to the city’s new request that landscapers not use any chemicals or leaf blowers.

March 7, 2016

Business

Gasoline-powered blowers draw ire of D.C. residents, council

D.C. council member Mary Cheh has introduced the “Leaf Blower Regulation Amendment Act of 2016,” which would ban the sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers in D.C. by 2022.

January 22, 2016

Business

California city moves closer to ban on gas-powered blowers

Three out of five council members from Sonoma County, California, have indicated they favor banning the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in town and a partial ban on the use of electric blowers in residential neighborhoods. The council, which decided not to outlaw leaf blowers two years ago, is revisiting the issue after residents concerned […]

July 23, 2015