10/12/2022
On our Glendale Community College campus we use gas powered leaf blowers and this is harmful to us and our environment. Not only are gas powered leaf blowers loud and dirty but they also pollute the air students and staff breathe. Gas leaf blowers create high levels of formaldehyde, benzine, fine particulate matter and smog forming chemicals which are known to cause dizziness, headaches, asthma attacks, heart and lung disease, cancer and dementia. Maintenance of gas powered leaf blowers produces toxic waste like fuel filters and contaminated air filters. Blowers erode, compact and dry out soil and harm plants, microorganisms and pollinators. Gas powered leaf blowers have already been banned in so many cities and we should follow by banning it in our community college. This is extremely important for our health and the environment.
