The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc.

Homeowners Guide
To Low Emission Engines

Equipment Now Powered By Gasoline Engines That, On Average, Run 70% Cleaner Than 1990 Models

Improvements in engine performance represent a giant step forward and illustrates the willingness for engine manufacturers and the outdoor power equipment industry to make the quality of life better for all consumers.

According to OPEI, the industry has developed new improved technologies that will reduce emissions significantly. And the new cleaner engines now on the market are more than fully compliant with EPA Phase 1 regulations.

So, all the outdoor power equipment you buy from now on will be 70% cleaner than before! This is the result of extensive research and development by environmentally sensitive manufacturers in the outdoor power equipment industry.

Be A Smart Equipment Shopper

Consumers who shop for new outdoor power equipment will be purchasing products with small engines ranging from 25 horsepower or less with the new, fuel efficient, cleaner running engines.

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with other interested parties, have worked together to develop acceptable federal regulations that will result in a lower level of air-polluting emissions from small gasoline engines.

All new, cleaner engines currently on the market since the spring of 1998 are equipped with engines that meet and significantly exceed the EPA's Phase 1 regulations.

Remember: new and improved equipment will cost more but has several benefits:

It is more fuel efficient
It is more durable
It is cleaner

When you shop for new outdoor power equipment prior to the mowing season, look for engines with a label that reads:

"This engine conforms to (model year) US EPA regulations for small non-road engines."

If the engine is obscured, the label will be found on the equipment itself.

The label assures you that the engine meets the EPA's Phase 1 regulations and offers substantial reductions in emissions, compared to earlier models.