<< Return to Press Releases

February 2, 2009 - Environmental Business Journal recognizes a local sustainability leader

Fort Collins, CO - A local business improving air quality nationwide has been chosen as a winner for one of Environmental Business Journal's 2008 Business Achievement Awards. Clean Air Lawn Care, a lawn maintenance business that uses environmental sound practices, has been awarded the Silver Medal in the category of Technology and Specialty Services. The Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) honored Clean Air Lawn Care “for expanding to 20 franchises nationally… and reductions of 32,000 pounds of air pollution.”

The EPA has estimated that up to 5-10% of the nation’s air pollution comes from gas powered lawn equipment. Clean Air Lawn Care is a lawn maintenance business that uses clean electric and biodiesel powered equipment. The vehicles hauling this equipment have mounted solar panels which charge the electric equipment during the workday. The equipment is clean and quiet; the fertilizer is organic; the business is carbon neutral. The company started out of a garage in 2006 and is now a national franchise.

Despite all the chaos in the financial markets, people’s concern for the environment is holding steady. Clean Air Lawn Care is seeing growth through new franchises and new customers in existing markets. In the first 6 months of marketing the sustainable lawn care franchise, the company received over 1000 inquiries of individuals interested in owning a franchise. The positive impact of Clean Air Lawn Care’s business is parallel with growth. The company’s growth equals a larger reduction in national air pollution.

All EBJ award winners will be in the Executive Review issue of Environmental Business Journal. The Executive Issue was mailed out at the end of January. The awards will be presented at the official 2009 EBJ Business Achievement Awards banquet, Wednesday February 18, 2009. The EBJ banquet is during the fifth annual Environmental Industry Summit in Coronado near San Diego that runs February 18-20, 2009. For more information about the Summit and the current agenda, you can visit the Summit web site. www.ebjsummit.com.

<< Return to Press Releases