Resources
In addition to the resources below, please visit our Research page to learn in greater depth about the harms that gas-powered leaf blowers cause in our community. You can also visit our Take Action page to find tips and tools for talking to your landscaper, neighbors, and the Township Council.
Landscapers Webinar on All-Electric Land Care
Check out a deeply informative and detailed webinar from August 2023 featuring multiple commercial landscapers in the northeast running profitable businesses with only electric and manual equipment, as well as a presentation from Dr. Sarah Evans of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on the public health risks of GLBs. Thanks to Anna Grossman of Sustainable Montclair for putting this great resource together.
Printable Fact Sheets, Guides, and Flyers
Fact Sheet: Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers (Quiet Montclair)
Conversation Guide: Speaking with Your Landscaper (Quiet Montclair)
Neighbor to Neighbor Flyer (Quiet Montclair)
COVID-19 and Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: A Lethal Combination (Quiet Communities)
FAQ: Health Hazards of Gas Leaf Blowers (Quiet Communities)
Montclair’s Current Leaf Blower Law
See the graphic below and visit our Code Enforcement page to read more about the current law and its enforcement.
Quiet Landscapers
Please visit Sustainable Montclair for a list of local companies offering all-electric land care services.
National Organizations
Local Organizations
Sustainable Montclair (Montclair, NJ)
Quiet Glen Ridge (Glen Ridge, NJ)
Quiet Maplewood (Maplewood, NJ)
Quiet Princeton (Princeton, NJ)
Huntington CALM (Huntington, NY)
Leave Leaves Alone (Westchester County, NY)
Our Green West Orange (West Orange, NJ)
Quiet Clean DC (Washington, DC)
Quiet Clean PDX (Portland, OR)
Quiet Clean Philly (Philadelphia, PA)
Sustainable Princeton (Princeton, NJ)