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Summer picks: should we ban artificial grass?

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The Benefits of Artificial Grass

The global artificial turf market grew 8% last year, and that's $4.87 billion. 10% of UK homeowners with outside space have replaced at least some of their natural lawn with artificial grass. Some Guardian readers said it was the best thing they had ever done. But did you hear from anyone who got it and actually also found that there were some downsides? If so, we are slowly plasticking over the planet.

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