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10 Ways to Have a 'Green' Lawn
The National Wildlife Federation reports that:
- 30% of water used on the East Coast of the U.S. goes to watering lawns,
60% on the West Coast.
- 18% of municipal solid waste is composed of yard waste.
- The average suburban lawn received 10 times as much chemical pesticide per acre as farmland.
- Over 70 million tons of fertilizers and pesticides are applied to residential lawns and gardens annually.
- Per hour of operation, a gas lawn mower emits 10 to 12 times as much hydrocarbon as a typical automobile. A weed eater emits 21 times more
and a leaf blower 34 times more.
- Where pesticides are used, 60-90% of earthworms are killed. Earthworms are an important factor in the health of our soils.
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