MiSustainable Holland: Field day offers tryout of quiet, efficient electric lawn tools

Jennifer Soukhome
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HOLLAND — Is an electric lawn tool on your wish list?

Try before you buy at our Electric Lawn Tool Field Day! Holland Board of Public Works, along with Visser Ace Hardware, will host the Field Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, at Smallenburg Park, located at the corner of 16th Street and Fairbanks Avenue.

Electric lawn tools like this lawn mower — quieter, cleaner, easier to maintain and more sustainable — will be available for trial in Holland on June 10, hosted by Holland Board of Public Works and Visser Ace Hardware.
Electric lawn tools like this lawn mower — quieter, cleaner, easier to maintain and more sustainable — will be available for trial in Holland on June 10, hosted by Holland Board of Public Works and Visser Ace Hardware.

During the event, you'll have the opportunity to try out EGO and Greenworks electric string trimmers, leaf blowers, and lawn mowers — all products for which Holland BPW residential electric customers can receive a $25 to $50 rebate.

Visser Ace Hardware will have EGO merchandise at the event for purchase (credit cards only). 3Sixty will also be there to explain how to affordably rent an electric lawn tool or dozens of other household tools from its Tool Library.

As part of the Field Day, Holland BPW residential electric customers who purchase an electric lawn tool can recycle the same type of gas tool for an additional rebate of $25 to $100, for a total rebate of up to $150. Please drain your old tool of gas and oil before coming to the event.

Holland Board of Public Works, along with Visser Ace Hardware, will host an Electric Lawn Tool Field Day Saturday, June 10.
Holland Board of Public Works, along with Visser Ace Hardware, will host an Electric Lawn Tool Field Day Saturday, June 10.

Team members will be available to take your old gas-powered tool and recycle it on the spot. All tools will be recycled at the PADNOS Black River Recycling Center.

Holland BPW electric lawn tool and recycling rebates will automatically be deducted from the purchase price without any hassle of rebate application paperwork.

Why are electric tools gaining in popularity? Have you ever stepped out to your backyard to enjoy some peace and quiet, but instead of the calming sounds of nature, all you heard was the roar of gas-powered lawn mowers, string trimmers, and leaf blowers? The noise of these tools can be annoying for you and your neighbors, not to mention hard on your hearing.

Electric lawn tools like this string trimmer — quieter, cleaner, easier to maintain and more sustainable — will be available for trial in Holland on June 10, hosted by Holland Board of Public Works and Visser Ace Hardware.
Electric lawn tools like this string trimmer — quieter, cleaner, easier to maintain and more sustainable — will be available for trial in Holland on June 10, hosted by Holland Board of Public Works and Visser Ace Hardware.

Besides being quieter than gas-powered tools, electric lawn tools are easier to maintain, as they require no mixing of fuels or changing of spark plugs.

Also, electric tools save money and energy over the long term, including a reduction in your carbon footprint. Plus, you no longer have to defer mowing on Clean Air Action Days, as electric mowers don’t produce ozone.

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There are many advantages to electric tools, but if you have wanted to test their performance before purchasing one, now is your chance to see if they might be the right option for you!

Can’t make the event? Apply for electric lawn tool rebates anytime through the form on the HBPW website, hollandbpw.com/lawn-tool-rebates or call 616-355-1534.

— Jennifer Soukhome is community energy services specialist at Holland Board of Public Works.

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This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: MiSustainable Holland: Event offers tryouts for electric lawn tools