BellingenNSWAug 1, 2023
Regretting plastic lawns
"Artificial grass also doesn’t drain well. It soaks up and retains the smell of dog urine. And it gets so hot in summer it burns your feet."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/31/plastic-lawn-backlash-fake-grass
#FossilFuels #Plastic #lawns #waste #dogs #FakeGrass #ArtificialLawns #climate
The plastic lawn backlash: why people are pulling up their fetid fake grass

Lockdown was boom time for artificial turf – but last year demand plummeted. The reason? Well, it retains the smell of dog urine, for a start …

The Guardian
Stuart D NeilsonJul 31, 2023

"#ArtificialLawns are seen as an #environmental #disaster, usurping habitats for insects and wild plants... No bugs, no weeds. That’s why the Springwatch presenter Chris Packham described #ArtificialGrass as the “horticultural #antichrist"."
#AstroTurf #PlasticGrass

Demand down 66%.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/31/plastic-lawn-backlash-fake-grass

The plastic lawn backlash: why people are pulling up their fetid fake grass

Lockdown was boom time for artificial turf – but last year demand plummeted. The reason? Well, it retains the smell of dog urine, for a start …

The Guardian
Dick Smiths Fair Go SupportersApr 6, 2023

If #artificialLawn causes #cancer, just imagine what a #3DPrinted home can do.

#housing #plasticPollution #microplastics #waste #3DPrintedHomes #home #artificialLawns