{"id":138574,"date":"2023-07-31T21:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-plastic-lawn-backlash-why-people-are-pulling-up-their-fetid-fake-grass\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T21:29:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:29:58","slug":"the-plastic-lawn-backlash-why-people-are-pulling-up-their-fetid-fake-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-plastic-lawn-backlash-why-people-are-pulling-up-their-fetid-fake-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"The plastic lawn backlash: why people are pulling up their fetid fake grass"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLockdown was boom time for artificial turf \u2013 but last year demand plummeted. The reason? Well, it retains the smell of dog urine, for a start \u2026Name: Fake grass.Age: The first artificial turf pitch is said to have been laid in Rhode Island in 1964. Continue reading…
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