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The Environmental Benefits of Synthetic Grass

 

The 3 Major Environmental Benefits of Synthetic Grass

There are many environmental benefits of synthetic grass. Not only does it reduce your landscape maintenance costs, but it also benefits our environment. Let’s look at some of the ways:

environmental benefits of synthetic grassSaving water

Based on current EPA water usage statistics, the average American family uses 320 gallons of water per day. About 30 percent of this total is devoted to outdoor uses. More than half of that outdoor water is used for watering lawns and gardens. Nationally, residential landscape irrigation is almost one-third of all water use, totaling nearly 9 billion gallons per day.

If you switch to artificial grass, you almost entirely eliminate your home irrigation bill. The only times you’d ever need to use water is to clean dog urine from your turf.

Decreasing emissions

Despite lawn maintenance being good for physical health, it is a cumbersome activity. In addition to this, the gas emissions from your lawn mower contribute to global CO2 levels.

With the increasing cost of gasoline and other fossil fuels, it makes more financial and environmental sense to invest in synthetic turf. The environmental impact of your lawn mower may seem minimal, but in reality, spending one hour mowing your lawn may cause as much pollution as a 100 mile car trip.

Using less chemicals on your lawn

Approximately 60 percent of all fertilizer ends up wasted and contributing to chemical runoff. These chemicals, like synthetic nitrogen, are very dangerous to animals and insects. Not only are these toxic to animals, but they are also dangerous to humans. Contaminated water is known to cause health problems such as birth defects, allergies, and many others.

These are just some of the many environmental benefits of synthetic grass. Here at Artificial Turf Express, we have years of experience helping people make the switch from natural to synthetic grass. If you want to learn more, call us today!