Landscaping Tips Good for the Environment
With spring in full swing, many of us are looking out our windows at that dingy yard in need of some major TLC. Nice weather allows us to get out and do some much needed landscape and although frequently meeting human needs and aesthetics, lawn maintenance can often have harmful impacts.
The clearing of native woodlands and other natural habitats for urban/suburban growth and subsequent planting of grounds with vast lawns and manicured arrangements of exotic ornamental plants place a heavy toll on environmental and human health. This type of a landscape requires extensive use of mechanical equipment, unnecessary consumption of our limited natural resources (water and fossil fuels), frequent application of fertilizers and pesticides, and the generation of significant quantities of solid waste. As a result, our surface and ground waters are being polluted; destructive flooding is more commonplace; our neighborhood's tranquility and air quality are compromised by noisy, polluting landscape equipment; and our landfills are being consumed by yard waste.
Learn more about eco friendly landscaping practices from the EPA.
Read Earth Tones for more sustainable information.
Nice sharing, I like it. When it comes to landscaping and labor intensive work I always bring out the bad boy toys. After destroying two back ends in my truck I finally decided to purchase some heavy duty equipment to help me on my way. I have found my dump truck and bucket truck to be very helpful with trimming tall trees and removing the debris from my yard.
Posted by: altec bucket trucks | 05/02/2009 at 11:13 PM
It is great that people are thinking about the environment and working to make the world a safer place. Not only the materials that you are using on your home are safe for the environment but dump trucks have come a long way since the earlier models. We are learning and expanding and coming up with a wide range of safer more effective vehicles for the work force. I think it is great that many auto manufacturers are turning to hybrid vehicles to protect the environment and now they are even using hybrid dump trucks.
Posted by: Boom Trucks | 05/07/2009 at 06:08 AM
interesting post! thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Forestry Equipment | 10/15/2009 at 05:31 AM