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Posted by: Alena,
on 4/25/2008,
in category "Benefits, Features, & Facts about Sod"
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Each of us is becoming more environmentally conscious and willing to "pitch in" to help the environment in our own way. Most of us are now recycling aluminum cans and plastic containers, taking our used motor oil to participating stations, purchasing more energy-efficient appliances for our homes, and willing to buy more products made with recycled material...
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Posted by: Editor,
on 11/16/2007,
in category "Benefits, Features, & Facts about Sod"
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Anti-Turfgrass Statements
*The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) says at least one-third of all landfill material is yard waste and
most of that is grass clippings.
* 10-33% of the total waste stream in landfills is yard waste and grass clippings account for 2/3 of all yard waste.
The Real Grass Facts...
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Posted by: Editor,
on 10/25/2007,
in category "Benefits, Features, & Facts about Sod"
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Studies show that turfgrass sod stops erosion immediately
. . . unlike grass seed, mulch or blankets.
Erosion control eliminates the cost of erosion control failures...
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Posted by: Editor,
on 8/13/2007,
in category "Benefits, Features, & Facts about Sod"
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Anti-Turfgrass Statements:
* 23 million acres of grass in the U.S. is too much grass!
* $25 billion spent on lawns annually is excessive!
* Lawncare takes too much of our time, we’re slaves to grass!
The Real Grass Facts:...
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Posted by: Editor,
on 8/10/2007,
in category "Benefits, Features, & Facts about Sod"
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OUR PRECIOUS PLANET
Being A True Environmentalist Begins Right Under Our Feet
Turfgrass - Functional, Recreational & Aesthetic
The earth has been good to us, but we haven't always been good to it.
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Posted by: Editor,
on 8/10/2007,
in category "Benefits, Features, & Facts about Sod"
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Properly established and maintained lawns are a life-time investment, adding to the value of the property, its safe, clean and enjoyable use and even a benefit to the environment as the tightly inter-woven plants of a mature lawn clean the air by releasing oxygen as it uses carbon dioxide, traps particulate pollution and cleanses runoff water that helps restore our groundwater supplies.
Making the wrong decision when your lawn is established will cost you time, energy, money and natural resources.
Making the right decisions when your lawn is established will give you a beautiful, usable and enjoyable investment.
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