The decision to ban artificial grass at the Chelsea Flower Show 2022 has highlighted the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) stance on the obvious environmental impacts of this plastic material.

Fibres that make up artificial grass are usually very thin, long and curled, and green in colour, he says, making them easy to identify. In Barcelona, fibres from artificial grass accounted for 15 ...

Yet, even if artificial turf becomes easy to recycle, real grass will still in some ways be greener. Grass naturally absorbs carbon dioxide. Its soil supports wildlife from worms to birds.

There are also multiple types of turf and grass in use, perhaps further complicating matters. The league doesn’t have a specific regulation on the type of surfaces teams lay down. As of now, 15 ...

Between 1,200 and 1,500 large artificial turf fields were installed in 2023, bringing the total in the United States to around 19,000 fields, according to the latest figures from AMI Plastics, an ...

Synthetic grass is beloved for its durability, kid-friendliness, and highly efficient drainage, and nowhere do all of these ...

Artificial grass does not provide any food for living creatures. It restricts access to the soil beneath for burrowing insects and to the ground above for soil dwellers such as worms.

Artificial turf doesn't just impact the environment above the ground, but also the carbon in the soil and the living systems below. "Artificial turf doesn't have an ecology like grass does ...

Weeds grow around this artificial grass installation on Jervis Street near Robson in Vancouver. It's unclear when this grass was put in but installers like Precision Greens say their product lasts ...

There has also been talk of how un-environmentally friendly fake grass has become, as it cannot support any wild flowers that attract bees and butterflies to the garden.

Karen Stintz, a former city councillor for Ward 16, has a personal connection to the issue: she herself has an artificial lawn. "I call it year-round grass," she said, showing off her a front yard ...