Improving air quality in the Upstate. For the third straight year, you'll have a chance to do your part by turning in an old friend who may be polluting the atmosphere.
Getting your yard work done without using any gas. We've got the information on how you can change in your gas mower for a battery operated one and go green at the same time.
“It's all about clean air. It's all about meeting federal standards and it's all about health and economic development.”
They are the new models of clean air for lawn care. Propane, electric and the good old push mowers are helping the Upstate to go green.
“We think that by continuing to have these programs year after year after year, it starts to develop a pattern. You see your neighbor who got an electric mower at the lawn mower exchange. Next year the neighbor comes and gets one. Before you know it the whole community's involved and they are making a difference.”
Bob Mihalic with Greenville County Government Affairs says this weekend's lawnmower exchange in Greenville is one step in a long process.
“We keep getting better but the standards keep getting tougher. So it's important to remain vigilant and remain focused and to keep doing these programs and to develop a pattern,” explains Mihalic.
Saturday at Whole Foods, you can trade in your old gas mower and get rebates on new cleaner versions for your yard work.
“This is not just going green like with everybody else, this is something that we must do.”
Sandra Yudice with Greenville County says the more people know about going green, the better off we are.
“We mainly are doing it because we want to educate the people about the things individually we can do to help improve air quality in the upstate,” says Yudice.
Saturday's lawnmower exchange goes from 9a-3p in the Whole Foods parking lot on Woodruff Road. You can also get deals on compost bins and rain barrels to make your home a little greener.
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