FAQ

Yes they are extremely polluting. GLBs use two-stroke engines, an extremely dirty technology that burns oil mixed with gas. They produce large amounts of small-particulate emissions, nitrous oxides, and dangerous volatile organic compounds, including carcinogens such as benzene. Numerous studies show that GLBs are thousands of times more polluting than automobiles. For example this fact sheet from the California Air Resources Board notes that operating a single GLB for just one hour produces emissions comparable to driving a Toyota Camry 1,100 miles, roughly the distance from Boston to Atlanta. When you apply that math to Winchester – we estimate that using a gas leaf blowers in your yard for one hour is equal to 66 round-trip trips to Boston in a passenger car. Think about 66 round-trips worth of pollution being released into your yard and air in one hour.