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Reasons to Apply Ecological Landscaping Practices to High Maintenance Lawns

  • A lawnmower pollutes as much in one hour as does driving an automobile 350 miles.
  • 30-60% of urban fresh water is used for watering lawns (depending on the city).
  • $5.25 billion per year is spend on fossil fuel-derived fertilizers for U.S. lawns.
  • 67 million lbs. of synthetic pesticides are used on U.S. lawns per year.
  • 580 million gallons of gasoline per year are used for lawnmowers.
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Source: U.S. Lawn Care Facts as Annual Totals and Percentages from Redesigning the American Lawn, Yale University Press, 1993.

For more information, contact Vivian Felten, (860) 626-8258, Ext. 202.

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