It's official - grass clippings do contribute to urban water pollution
In many towns and cities where most of the land is covered with concrete and buildings how does the rain water flow away? The answer, of course, is through the storm drains but into these drains also go:
1. Pesticides and fertilisers
2. Paints and old chemicals from your garage
3. Anti-freeze from your car
4. Motor oil either spilled or surplus to requirements
All these pollutants will run straight into the nearest river and rarely go into a water treatment plant. So what about grass clippings? Well they can readily block drains and so add further complications to the pollution issue. Of course if you have artificial grass you don't need to worry about sweeping up your clippings and then mulching them. If you invest in an artificial lawn, you will never need to buy fertiliser and worry about how it could be polluting your local river and wildlife.
More information on the subject can be found here:
http://www.cjnetworks.com/~sccdistrict/resubwt.htm
1. Pesticides and fertilisers
2. Paints and old chemicals from your garage
3. Anti-freeze from your car
4. Motor oil either spilled or surplus to requirements
All these pollutants will run straight into the nearest river and rarely go into a water treatment plant. So what about grass clippings? Well they can readily block drains and so add further complications to the pollution issue. Of course if you have artificial grass you don't need to worry about sweeping up your clippings and then mulching them. If you invest in an artificial lawn, you will never need to buy fertiliser and worry about how it could be polluting your local river and wildlife.
More information on the subject can be found here:
http://www.cjnetworks.com/~sccdistrict/resubwt.htm
