SOUTHLAND RESIDENTS CAN SAVE HUNDREDS WITH ANNUAL LAWN MOWER EXCHANGE PROGRAM, REGISTRATION OPEN NOW

Registration is open for Southland residents can to save up to 70 percent on a new electric lawn mower with the South Coast AQMD’s popular Lawn Mower Exchange Program. 



Now in its 13th year, the program helps the wallet and air quality by trading residents’ used, highly polluting gas-powered lawn mowers for environmentally friendly, cordless battery-powered electric models.



This year’s program offers 4,000 mowers for trade-in. SCAQMD encourages residents to act fast once registration opens and secure a spot at one of six events being held this year in Anaheim, Arcadia, Riverside, Ontario and Van Nuys.

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By participating in the Lawn Mower Exchange Program, residents will get a brand new mower that is easier to operate and quieter than a gas model for just a fraction of the retail price,” said William A. Burke, Ed.D., chair of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. “In addition to taking advantage of this great offer, residents will also help improve air quality in their community by eliminating air pollution from gas mowers.”

In fact, an older gas-powered lawn mower can spew more pollution into the air in a single year than a car driven more than 22,000 miles.

Residents have the opportunity to register and choose from one of six Black+Decker and Greenstation battery-electric models ranging from $100 to $250:



Black+Decker 18” 36-volt, $100 (Retail price: $350)

Black+Decker 19” 36-volt, $180 (Retail price: $400)

Black+Decker 20” with two 40-volt lithium batteries, $250 (Retail price: $450)


Greenstation 20” 24-volt, $160 (Retail price: $430)


Greenstation 19” 24-volt self-propelled, $250 (Retail price: $470)

Greenstation 18” 36-volt, $100 (Retail price: $365) – up to 70 percent savings!


To take advantage of this great offer, residents must pre-register at www.aqmd.gov/lawnmower or call 1-888-425-6247. Registration opened April 22, and is on a first-come, first-served basis.



Exchanging a mower is easy and convenient — only a 10- to 15-minute process — and participants do not have to leave their car. Upon arrival, workers will remove the old gas mower from the vehicle and drain it of hazardous fluids prior to its destruction at a metal recycling facility. After payment is made, attendants will place the new, boxed mower in the customer’s vehicle.

To view a video on the exchange process, visit www.aqmd.gov/lawnmower.

Residents must be at least 18 years old to participate in the program. Gas-powered mowers must be in working order and only one mower per household can be exchanged. Cash, check or major credit cards are accepted for payment.



Exchange events will take place on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon as follows:

May 30 in Riverside

June 6 in Van Nuys

June 13 in Ontario

June 20 in Arcadia

When the program ends this summer, SCAQMD will have scrapped more than 57,000 highly polluting gasoline mowers, removing almost 112 tons of smog-forming pollutants from the Southland’s air. That is equivalent to one car driving 1.1 billion miles, or six times to the Sun and back!

This year’s program is sponsored by the SCAQMD, in cooperation with the California Air Resources Board (ARB), with special thanks to Southern California Edison, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Anaheim Public Utilities, City of Anaheim, Veteran’s Stadium and Long Beach City College, City of Riverside and Bourns, Inc., Santa Anita Park, Citizens Business Bank Arena and Van Nuys Airport. The program is funded through ARB’s Carl Moyer Program.

SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.