Not just banning, but enforcing the ban. Our town banned them ... with a $50 fine, which landscapers are happy to pay the once or twice a year they get dinged, if it means they don't have to buy new equipment.
Confiscate the equipment instead of fining people?
Not excessive in terms of monetary cost for both private individuals and businesses, but does actually solve the problem, and much more disruptive in terms of hassle caused.
Downside is logistics on the police end: they actually do need to take those things with them, which is a bit of a hassle, and then do something with them (e.g. send it to a recycling company or whatnot).
Denver (and the rest of the Front Range) has a proposal on the books to ban the sale of gas lawn equipment, and tax incentives to buy electric.
> Further regulations would limit the use of [gas] equipment during the summer ozone season. Starting in 2025, public entities, like schools and cities, would be banned from running equipment from June through August. Commercial landscaping businesses would face the same restrictions in 2026.
I'd vote to apply that to residences as well, but you have to start somewhere.
I would even say, start burning gas powered leaf blowers. How often have I have seen people using it on just a handful of leafs. It almost takes less effort to pick them manually.
But picking them manually does not emit insane amounts of air and noise pollution which is most of the "fun". What's the point of doing anything if it doesn't hurt anyone? Kind of like motorcycles.
