- 20 million acres of U.S. land are covered by lawn
- 1 hour spent mowing a lawn with a gas-powered mower produces as many emissions as 50 hours spent driving an average car
- 5 percent of U.S. air pollution in summer months is emitted by gas-powered lawn equipment
- 27,000 gallons of water are needed each week to maintain an acre of lawn
- 35 percent of all household water is used to tend yards
- 32 million pounds of pesticides were used on U.S. lawns in 1994
Sources:
1 -- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
2 -- Earth Communications Office
3 -- National Wildlife Federation
4 -- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
5 -- Earth Communications Office
6 -- EPA
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