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I don't think so. It seems to be mostly a thing in the US, I presume for aesthetic purposes?

In the UK we just leave them. For most roads, pavements and grassy areas (especially public areas), it's usually left alone, the leaves are good for the soil anyway. Admittedly they can be a road hazard when you get lots of layers of leaves, but then so is ice, mud, frogs etc. I think road-sweepers might take care leaves in particularly hazardous cases and in busy city areas, but I've rarely seen them.




Leaf blowers are poorly named. Blowing leaves accounts for maybe 5% of their use. They are primarily used by landscapers to blow grass clippings off of sidewalks and driveways.

Personally I think they should be banned because they are annoyingly loud almost half a mile away.




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