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Some love it, others attack it with loud equipment. We’re talking about autumn leaves. For garden owners who love order, the falling leaves can be quite a problem. Every autumn the leaf blowers and vacuum cleaners are turned on. But you should think twice about that. It is not for nothing that NABU Hamburg speaks of “ecologically questionable gardening thoroughness” because the leaf blowers harm people and nature. These five things speak against their use: 1. Volume Did you know that leaf blowers are louder than jackhammers? Noise above 85 decibels can cause hearing damage, but gasoline-powered devices reach up to 100 decibels. 2. Unnecessary damage to the climate Leaf blowers – whether with or without a petrol engine – consume unnecessary energy and therefore directly or indirectly emit unnecessary exhaust gases that are harmful to health and the climate, such as hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide. 3. Leaf blowers and vacuum cleaners disrupt nature. When the leaves are blown away or sucked in, animals die and the ecosystem is disrupted because the protective leaf layer for overwintering is missing. The natural decomposition process of the leaves is also prevented, no natural humus is created and the soil dries out. Plant seeds are blown away and cannot take root the following year. 4. Fine dust and microbes are whirled up Fine dust and microbes that have settled on the ground are whirled up by the leaf blowers and pose a health risk. 5. Exercise is avoided Health experts recommend more exercise in everyday life. Activities such as raking leaves and sweeping are a good opportunity to compensate for this lack of exercise. Thanks to leaf blowers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc. are indirectly promoted. If you have large areas to work on, you can divide them into small parts and rake just a little every day. When the whole family gets together, things go even faster. If you can’t do without technical help, you should choose electric models and leave the leaves under hedges or in piles so that hedgehogs etc. can find winter quarters, advises NABU Baden-Württemberg.
Source: Stern
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