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Why go GREEN?: The Facts• Non-point run<strong>of</strong>f is the #1 threat to Wisconsin’swater, especially soil run<strong>of</strong>f• In Wisconsin up to 30% <strong>of</strong> all household trash isyard waste• Residential application <strong>of</strong> fertilizers can beexcessive if soil tests aren’t performed• A lawn <strong>of</strong>ten has less than 10% <strong>of</strong> the waterabsorption capacity <strong>of</strong> a natural woodland• Gas-powered landscape equipment account forover 5% <strong>of</strong> our urban air pollution

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