Make Changes - instead of a leaf blower
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Use a rake for leaves or a broom for grass clippings.
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Leave the leaves, or, as many as possible! A perfectly neat and tidy lawn with no leaves under bushes or plants has less ecological value and has a negative effect on biodiversity! Leaf litter improves our ecosystems.
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Use leaves as a resource for mulch all year and avoid an early spring clean-up to protect insects at early stages and other hibernating creatures.
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Develop new landscaping habits with room for a habitat garden. The David Suzuki Foundation's LawnShare pledge might help you reimagine!
Find out if there is a by-law restricting the use of leaf blowers in your neighbourhood.
Call 311 to inform the city if the by-law regulating the allowable type of leaf blower or its allowed time of use is being ignored.
If there is no by-law restricting leaf blower use, contact your city/town councillor and ask for one!
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Montreal has a Pollinator protection plan: 2022-2027 objective. Read more about it!
To reduce CO₂ emissions, the Canadian government has plans for a zero emissions policy to include all lawn care equipment very soon.
Learn more about the effects of leaf blowers, especially gas powered and spread the word!
See our Resources section to learn more.
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