Resource Center

Our resource center includes links to a number of excellent resource pages maintained by our members. In addition, we’ve compiled several unique resources using data from across the country (these are indicated with an asterisk). To submit a resource for consideration email info@quietcleanalliance.org.

* = resource developed by QCA

Legislation

• List of gas leaf blower bans* (Coming soon!)
• Toolkit for passing laws on gas leaf blowers and lawn equipment . Created for Pennsylvania municipalities but can be tailored to other locales. (PennEnvironment, 3/14/2024).

Education Outreach

• Example materials - yard signs, hand-outs, door hangers, post cards, etc.*

Electric yard-care trend

• Lawn care goes electric – county-level data . (Environment America, 10/30/2023)
• The movement to ‘make America rake again’ – interview with Quiet Clean PDX co-founder Michael Hall . (Reasons to be Cheerful magazine, 1/18/2024)
• Gas vs. electric leaf blower: which is better? Our rigorous battery of tests settles the question . (Consumer Reports, 5/16/2023)
• The shift from gas to battery . (The Edge from NALP, 3/22/2023)
• Battery or gas? Looking to the future of outdoor power equipment . (Husqvarna, 2/4/2021)
• Expanding 100%-battery landscaping across NJ – case study of Blue Sky/Green Earth; profiles EGO commercial products . (OPE+, 12/19/2023)

Voluntary Action

• Incentive programs by state* . Rebates, tax credits, buy-backs, etc.

QCA Member Resources

• Coming soon...

Harms of gas-powered leaf blowers

• All about leaf blowers . (Healthy Yards)
• Fact sheets . (Leave Leaves Alone)
• Gas-powered leaf blowers fact sheet . (Quiet Clean Philly)
• Facts & myths FAQ . (Quiet Clean D.C.)
• Facts, dangers, solutions . (Quiet Clean PDX)
• Resources on GLBs – by topic . (Quiet Clean PDX)
• Public health issues from 2-stroke engines . (Quiet Clean D.C.)
• Resources on public health issues, alternative approaches . (Quiet Clean D.C.)
• Get the facts . (Quiet Montclair)
• Resources – includes media articles and a timeline history of GLBs . (Quiet Princeton)
• Impacts of leaf blowers . (Santa Cruz C.H.A.S.E.)
• Q&A: 3 common questions . (Santa Cruz C.H.A.S.E.)

Testimonies

• Testimonies for Washington, D.C. ordinance . (Quiet Clean D.C.)

Transitioning off gas

• The why, what and how of saying good-bye to GLBs . (Sustainable Montclair)
• The economics of switching to battery-powered leaf blowers: a cost comparison . (Santa Cruz C.H.A.S.E.)