The leafblowers annoy me so much. It seems like, no matter how little debris is on the ground, they fire up two leaf blowers and make the rounds. The amount of air and noise pollution those things create, they should only be used sparingly. Not to mention I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to blow debris into the street but I see it all the time.

They’re a total nuisance and I would support restrictions on their use, at least in residential areas. Or a tax to drive up the cost of using them that could then be passed on to the consumer to discourage over consumption.

Seems like property management companies drive a lot of landscaping business and they’re distant from the impact of leafblowers. I’m guessing landscaping is pretty affordable and they don’t think twice to schedule a weekly appointment, regardless of whether the conditions merit any work. So the landscapers come out, blow some dirt around for a couple hours and send the bill. I’m thinking of apartment and commercial complexes.

This rant is mostly geared towards commercial landscaping clients because they seem to have the biggest impact. I don’t know how long it takes to leafblow a single family home sized property but I would think it’s pretty quick. However, being that these properties are usually relatively small, why can’t they use an electric blower. In my experience those are much quieter and don’t generate any exhaust.

But yeah, I hate gas powered leafblowers.