• 20 million acres of U.S. land are covered by lawn
  • 1 hour spent mowing a lawn with a gas-powered mower produces as many emissions as 50 hours spent driving an average car
  • 5 percent of U.S. air pollution in summer months is emitted by gas-powered lawn equipment
  • 27,000 gallons of water are needed each week to maintain an acre of lawn
  • 35 percent of all household water is used to tend yards
  • 32 million pounds of pesticides were used on U.S. lawns in 1994

Sources:
1 — 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
2 — Earth Communications Office
3 — National Wildlife Federation
4 — 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
5 — Earth Communications Office
6 — EPA