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Aurora Colorado:
The city of Aurora is experimenting
with a new way to save water
and the landscape by using
synthetic turf.
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How Green Is Artificial Turf?
It doesn't need mowing. It doesn't get
muddy. And it's always ready for play.
Little wonder, then, that more and more
high schools and colleges across America
are opting for artificial turf over Mother
Nature's fickle, high-maintenance grass
for their athletic fields.
"It's a lot safer," says David Barbera,
president of Artificial Turf Supply, a
nationwide supplier based in Dalton, Ga.
"It's more of a consistent surface, a softer
field to play on, so they're seeing a lot
less injuries."
Further, fake grass lasts a lot longer than
the real thing, which needs constant
watering, pesticide application and upkeep.
"Well-conditioned natural grass can only
take 50 events a year," says Richard
Kryztof, project manager at A-Turf Inc.,
a supplier of artificial turf in Cheektowaga,
N.Y., near Buffalo.
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