Maryland hosts lawn mower exchange

Hundreds of homeowners showed up to exchange their gas-powered lawn mower for a greener battery-powered one at the Great Maryland Lawn Mower Exchange of 2010, which took place in downtown Baltimore Aug. 13, according to the Baltimore Sun.

The event was held to garner awareness for the environmental impact gas-powered lawn mowers have, and was co-sponsored by the Maryland Department of the Environment and Clean Air Partners, a nonprofit coalition of area governments.

The Lawn Mower Exchange also provided information about the environmental damage gas-powered lawn mowers can have, and provided significant discounts on battery-powered lawn mowers when a gas-powered mower was exchanged.