Still using a gas-powered lawn mower? Check out these stats:

38–100 million Number of pieces of garden equipment used in the United States, including lawn mowers, leaf blowers, weed trimmers, snow blowers. (Outdoor Power Equipment Institute)

80% Amount we could reduce toxic emissions if catalytic converters were installed on lawn care equipment. (American Chemical Society)

100 miles Distance you would drive to create the same amount of air pollution as one hour of gas-powered lawn mowing. (Environmental Science and Technology, June 6, 2001)

5% Amount of nation’s air pollution spewing from garden equipment. (U.S. EPA)

17 Number of cars it takes to create as much smog as a single leaf blower. (American Lung Association)

59% Amount that a new emissions standard might reduce hydrocarbon emissions from lawn mowers and leaf blowers. (United States EPA)

2007 Year that manufacturers are required to come into compliance with EPA’s new emissions standards.

70 decibels Level of noise pollution caused by lawn mowers. (NoNoise.org)