Press Release Archive
Regional effort aimed at curbing emissions
from lawnmowers
The Central Texas CLEAN AIR Force,
a public/private partnership of advocacy groups, businesses
and governmental entities working on regional air quality
solutions, is teaming with Austin Energy and Home Depot to
encourage residents to trade their gasoline-powered lawnmowers
for exhaust-free electric models with discounts of $50 and
$105.
The sales event days will be from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the Home Depot store at 10107
Research Blvd. (Exit Great Hills Trail) and from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at the Home Depot at 3600 S. IH-35
(Exit Woodward).
The Black and Decker cordless, mulching
electric lawnmower model (CMM1000) will be discounted by $105
making it just $293 plus tax. The corded, mulching electric
model (MM575) will be discounted by $50 making it $130 plus
tax.
These discounts will be offered when residents
bring in their operable, gas-powered lawnmowers for trade
in. First time electric lawnmower buyers will also earn a
discount. Electric leaf blower/vacuums and electric hedgers/trimmers
will be featured as well. The discounts will only be honored
on the sales event days.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
estimates that between 5% to 10% of the total air pollution
in urban areas is generated by gasoline-powered lawn and garden
equipment. This pollution can cause severe health effects
for all age groups, particularly the very young, the elderly
and those with existing heart/lung disease. This initiative
is one of the few voluntary programs that will have immediate
and quantifiable pollution reduction benefits.
Visit http://www.cleanairforce.org
or http://www.cityofaustin.org/
for more information about the lawnmower trade-in initiative.
For more information, contact Ed
Clark, Public Information.
Phone: (512) 322-6514
Pager: (512) 802-2000 |
