Professional Landscapers and Gardeners Help Clear the Air

South Coast Air Quality Management District scrapped 1,500 old backpack blowers in exchange for discounted, new Stihl BR 500 4-MIX???????(R)???????+???? blowers as part of an exchange program.

California has long been on the leading edge of emission and sound regulation reform. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in California has just completed the state?EUR??,,????'?????<

The AQMD estimates that by scrapping 1,500 old blowers and replacing them with low-emission blowers, the program will reduce at least 14 tons per year of smog-forming emissions. In addition, leaf blowers have been a frequent source of controversy due to their sound and tendency to create suspension of dust in the air.