Artificial grass cutting confusion
Yeovil resident Nigel Castle was “absolutely amazed” last week when he saw council workers strimming on a roundabout. This may be a common sight for many… but not on an artificial surface.
South Somerset Council had installed the artificial surface and, when weeds began to grow through it, a council worker decided to use a strimmer to remove them.
Artificial grass cutting confusion – Nigel Castle
Castle’s niece took photos, before he later posted them on social media to apply pressure on the council to remove the now damaged turf for a greener solution, telling the BBC, “For me it’s about the use of plastic grass which they shouldn’t be using. It is terrible stuff – there are so many different choices that they could have used. Clover, for instance, is low maintenance. There’s lots of plant cover that they could have put down that doesn’t take a lot to maintain and is a lot better for wildlife.”
“Too many people are putting plastic down in their gardens and they shouldn’t be. It’s got nothing for wildlife and all it does is it breaks down and ends up in the waterways.”
South Somerset Council have apologised, saying this is the only roundabout covered by artificial turf & officers will receive additional training to make sure weeds are removed by hand in future.
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