After all of the concerns and suspicions about the safety of synthetic grass surfaces with regard to lead content, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) conducted an independent analysis and assessment. To do this the CPSC gathered synthetic turf products from either newly installed off-cuts or from pieces that became available after fields were [...]
The following is an actual reaction of community opinion and ideas for and against replacing a local playing field’s natural grass with synthetic grass. These are the thoughts, concerns and ideas put forward before a decision was made in a Seattle playing field improvement project. Local residents, parents children and professionals all added their thoughts [...]
Some areas are actively encouraging residents to switch from natural grass to synthetic grass. Take for instance the Otay Water District’s initiative that was introduced in the middle of 2008. For the residents of Otay Water District, the benefits will now also include the up-front cost. For Commercial Customers The Otay Water District’s new commercial [...]
An increasing number of schools and public playgrounds are being surfaced with synthetic grass both as a means of providing a safe surface for children to play on as well as a surface that requires less watering and maintenance. Synthetic grass takes the place of more traditional playground materials such as wood chips which did [...]
Old time football shoes used screw-in studs to stop players from slipping over on the grass surfaces. With the introduction of synthetic grass surfaces there has been a necessity it design a new style of football shoes sole, one that will be better suited to the synthetic grass surface. There are a number of sports [...]
Such is the ridiculous nature of some local government ordinances and by-laws, a situation In California has thrown up one of the problems with just trying to do the right thing. While one neighbour was informed that her artificial grass lawn that earned her an award for home-beautification was in violation of a city ban [...]
