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Lawn Mower Trade in Program

I'll preface this to say that I think having a lawn is completely wasteful, in terms of upkeep and water consumption, and that native plant gardens and/or food forests are a wiser choice for land management. Given that, for those die hards who have lawns Ventura County is offering a trade in program to encourage you to change from your gas powered mower to an electric one.

Sponsored by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
Trade in any gas-powered lawn mower and get a huge discount on any electric mower at Lowe’s in Ventura or Simi Valley.

Turn in your mower to either Oxnard Metal (805) 483-0512 or Standard Industries in Ventura (805) 643-6669. Make sure you get a receipt for your old mower. Mowers must be drained of any oil or gasoline. Fluids should be recycled at your local Household Hazardous Waste program. More information on Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs is available at http://www.wasteless.org/5_5HHWCollect.html.

Ventura County Air Pollution Control District staff will issue you a voucher worth $129 off the price of a standard corded electric mower or $200 off the price of a cordless electric mower. Customer pays sales tax. Vouchers limited to one per household.

Posted by Raymond Powers on March 13, 2009 05:44 PM | | | Lawn Mower Trade in Program

Comments (5)

Hmm, nothing here suggests that these are better mowers from an energy stand point. Sounds like a good deal for the big stores but not for us or the environment.

I have another suggestion: check out our local lawnmower hero on craigslist. His name is Terry. He repairs, trades and resells reconditioned mowers. He does a great job. I've worked with him on both a mower and a tractor. Terry did a great job on both. Quick and inexpensive.

Reuse is the new recycle!

Comment #1 Posted by: Markus Sandy | March 13, 2009 08:06 PM

i did it.
it's great.
had a broken down gas mower that that the u-haul place got tired of fixing.
now i have a nifty battery powered mower

Comment #2 Posted by: mk | March 13, 2009 08:14 PM

thanks for posting this, Raymond!

"Reuse" was ALWAYS part of recycling, Markus...in fact, it comes before it!: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Comment #3 Posted by: evan austin | March 14, 2009 12:08 AM

luckily our yard is so small we can use my grandfather's old push mower! no energy needed other than good old fashioned muscles and strength!

Comment #4 Posted by: Donna Lloyd | March 14, 2009 09:24 AM

What's the net gain from turning in gas mowers to one part of the County government when another - the Planning Division - is trying to ram an endless parade of diesel powered gravel trucks down our throats?

Comment #5 Posted by: smythe | March 14, 2009 12:50 PM

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