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in my city (in Poland) there is a ban on the use of combustion and electric leaf blowers. The aim of the restrictions is to eliminate secondary dust (PM 2.5, PM

in my city (in Poland) there is a ban on the use of combustion and electric leaf blowers. The aim of the restrictions is to eliminate secondary dust (PM 2.5, PM10) emissions from streets. https://www.poznan.pl/mim/info/news/zakaz-uzywania-dmuchaw-do-lisci,154118.html https://www.poznan.pl/mim/info/news/zakaz-uzywania-dmuchaw-d...

alliao 3y ago
so back to sweeping I guess?
- zyang 3y ago
  I recently bought a Kärcher push sweeper and it's life changing. Completely silent and cleanup same sized patio space in fraction of the time. Yet when I recommend it others the response is usually "na I need my blower" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  - rootusrootus 3y ago
    To be fair, that sweeper isn't an exact replacement for a blower. It works on hard surfaces, but a blower works everywhere.
- dylan604 3y ago
  Naw, we'll go to using the water hose and a sprayer! It's not as uncommon as you might think/hope.
- m463 3y ago
  When I was a kid, the city would send trucks around in the fall to vacuum up piles of leaves left at the curb. I think it would be cool to vacuum things up.
mcshicks 3y ago
Interesting my city, Encinitas in the US, banned it to reduce green house gas emissions. https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/departments/development-services/sustainability-division/environmental-initiatives/leaf-blower-ordinance#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20City%20Council%20passed,or%20battery%2Dpowered%20leaf%20blowers https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/departments/developme...
asdff 3y ago
In Los Angeles, they imposed fines and even jail time for their use near residences in the late 90s. Gardeners responded by staging a hunger strike that lasted 7 days in front of city hall, and the city walked it back and has not bothered enforcing the ordinance since.
- jbaber 3y ago
  Before Lithium ion batteries, a ban on ICE blowers probably meant having to rake which is way more manpower.

alliao 3y ago

so back to sweeping I guess?

zyang 3y ago
I recently bought a Kärcher push sweeper and it's life changing. Completely silent and cleanup same sized patio space in fraction of the time. Yet when I recommend it others the response is usually "na I need my blower" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  To be fair, that sweeper isn't an exact replacement for a blower. It works on hard surfaces, but a blower works everywhere.
dylan604 3y ago
Naw, we'll go to using the water hose and a sprayer! It's not as uncommon as you might think/hope.
m463 3y ago
When I was a kid, the city would send trucks around in the fall to vacuum up piles of leaves left at the curb. I think it would be cool to vacuum things up.

mcshicks 3y ago

Interesting my city, Encinitas in the US, banned it to reduce green house gas emissions. https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/departments/development-services/sustainability-division/environmental-initiatives/leaf-blower-ordinance#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20City%20Council%20passed,or%20battery%2Dpowered%20leaf%20blowers https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/departments/developme...

asdff 3y ago

In Los Angeles, they imposed fines and even jail time for their use near residences in the late 90s. Gardeners responded by staging a hunger strike that lasted 7 days in front of city hall, and the city walked it back and has not bothered enforcing the ordinance since.

jbaber 3y ago
Before Lithium ion batteries, a ban on ICE blowers probably meant having to rake which is way more manpower.