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Protecting Workers and Air Quality—You Can Help. Talk to Your Landscaper

The COVID-19 crisis has made it especially important to protect everyone’s health, especially the health of outdoor workers in our community. During the summer months, when poor air quality already poses a health risk, the use of gas-powered lawn equipment for landscaping maintenance in general - and gas-powered leaf blowers in particular - makes the problem even worse. Homeowners and businesses that employ landscaping services can help by asking them to limit or discontinue the use of leaf blowers or convert to battery-powered equipment and to provide hearing and respiratory protection for all workers. 

Homeowners that maintain their properties themselves can also reduce their exposure to particulates and noise by adopting these same measures. For a list of landscapers that use battery-powered equipment and other less polluting and quieter methods, please see this list maintained by Quiet Princeton. The Princeton Environmental Council will be discussing leaf blowers at their meeting this week. More info