Artificial grass, synthetic turf, fake grass, plastic grass. There are many different names but the issue remains the same. Is there a need for synthetic surfaces in the modern day?

 

It cannot be denied that there are many possible ways in which you can exploit the use of artificial grass. Increasingly used in various sports centres, schools, landscaping and even airports, its versatile nature is ever more apparent, yet these "fake surfaces" still divide people's opinions.

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Many opinions will have been changed in the wake of recent research uncovering a potential link between artificial grass and health hazards, yet there remains an underlying stigma on the subject of synthetic turf.

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This website will explore the progress already made in the production of artificial surfaces, its current uses and potential health risks, as well as looking into what makes synthetic grass so effective, whether or not it's cost effective and what the future holds for artificial surfaces.