TredyffrinMonday, November 9
Tredyffrin officials are weighing a phaseout of gas-powered leaf blowers
The West Chester Morning News team
If you're out raking and blowing this week, this one's for you. Tredyffrin's Environmental Advisory Council recommended a phaseout of gas leaf blowers at a supervisors meeting.
Gas blowers draw scrutiny over emissions
- Almost 300x
- more emissions than a 2011 Ford Raptor, per Edmunds
- 2029
- when Lower Merion's permanent gas blower ban takes effect
Source: Te Patch
“To equal the hydrocarbon produced by a half-hour of yard work with a blower, you would need to drive the Raptor from Texas to Alaska.”
Several residents backed the idea. The board appeared open to it, if not ready to commit.
$3,222to replace one resident's gas blower setup with electric
Tredyffrin resident David Webster, who has a large, wooded lot, gave that figure, including sales tax.
Source: Te Patch
- Meeting: Tredyffrin supervisors, Nov. 4
- Goal: a permanent ban on gas leaf blowers
- Status: no ordinance proposed and no timeline
- Supervisor KS Bhaskar: supports a phaseout
- Board Chair David Miller: try electric equipment at township parks first
Sources: VISTA.Today, Te Patch