Ban Plastic Turf
@BanPlasticTurf
Keep grass real. Plastic turf increases urban heat & pollutes from manufacturing thru disposal. Champion http://tinyurl.com/healthy-parks & #PlasticsTreaty
“The artificial turf industry has [convinced] millions… its short-lived, nonrecyclable, fossil-fuel-derived product is… good for the environment. Were there a greenwashing hall of fame, this would be in it.” -Charles Miller, a Climate Reality Project chair #BanPlasticTurf
![BanPlasticTurf's tweet image. “The artificial turf industry has [convinced] millions… its short-lived, nonrecyclable, fossil-fuel-derived product is… good for the environment.
Were there a greenwashing hall of fame, this would be in it.”
-Charles Miller, a Climate Reality Project chair
#BanPlasticTurf](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd6c6GObQAARYMl.jpg)
“It’s the fossil fuel giants pulling the strings and trying to stop real progress. Why? Because plastic is their Plan B.”
Meet the unexpected villains of the plastic pollution crisis Done right, this Global Plastics Treaty could finally deal with the problem at its roots. Not just clearing up the mess, but stopping it being made in the first place. greenpeace.org.uk/news/meet-the-…
“In this webinar, we’ll uncover the hidden dangers of synthetic sports fields, ranging from microplastic pollution to soaring surface temperatures & long-term waste. Learn… how your community can push for a return to real grass fields.” engage.pinelandsalliance.org/webinar5
Artificial turf cited as a culprit in developing mosquito issues on properties… “Artificial turf holds moisture under it” “just enough moisture for mosquitoes to breed” nbcdfw.com/news/local/rai…
It’s “Plastic Free July”! A great time to contact your school board & city council members & ask them to invest your tax dollars in professionally-managed natural grass athletic fields rather than repeatedly disposing of & buying million dollar plastic turf carpet replacements.
Scientists are finding more microplastics contaminating the sea. Can you guess where significant amounts come from? “These green fragments are fibers of artificial turf” explains researcher Marine scientist Anna Sanchez Vidal. Please make this stop. reuters.com/world/europe/s…
Your kids can live & play without a plastic turf field. Urge your city & school board to invest in professional management of real grass rather than on an artificial turf field that breaks down into billions of invisible particles.
#Plastic never truly disappears. It just multiplies—into billions of invisible particles. They’re in our oceans, soil & our bodies. For #PlasticFreeJuly, ask yourself: What plastic can I live without? 📎 dtsc.ca.gov/scp/candidate-…
“Plastic turf fields are taking over America.” Blame: ☑️“the multibillion-dollar [plastic] turf industry” ☑️“private equity groups” ☑️local leaders that refer “to turf company representatives by their first names” ☑️“sports-crazed, Type A parents” nytimes.com/2025/07/26/bus…
![BanPlasticTurf's tweet image. “Plastic turf fields are taking over America.”
Blame:
☑️“the multibillion-dollar [plastic] turf industry”
☑️“private equity groups”
☑️local leaders that refer “to turf company representatives by their first names”
☑️“sports-crazed, Type A parents”
nytimes.com/2025/07/26/bus…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GwzjRxabkAAJhX4.jpg)
Urgent care doctor warns that artificial turf in the sun can cause first-degree burns. “You can actually have thermal burns, like real burns on a kid's skin.” newschannel20.com/news/local/exp…
"Nature took one look at that tacky nonsense and said absolutely the f*** NOT." thecooldown.com/green-home/fak…
You can live without a plastic turf lawn. Do it.
#Plastic never truly disappears. It just multiplies—into billions of invisible particles. They’re in our oceans, soil & our bodies. For #PlasticFreeJuly, ask yourself: What plastic can I live without? 📎 dtsc.ca.gov/scp/candidate-…
“Fields of nightmares” “The turf also is a source of microplastics, which are implicated in respiratory and cardiovascular health problems.” westportjournal.com/government/rtm…
“Over 73 million people in the US are being exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals in their tap water, according to an analysis of data from a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water monitoring program.”
New maps reveal 73 million people exposed to PFAS in US drinking water above EPA standards thenewlede.org/2025/07/new-ma… #PFAS
“Summer 2025… Microplastics have spread into our air, food, water, and even inside us.”
As microplastics are found throughout the human body, you may be asking, "What does that mean for my health?" UCSF explores the latest research. #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic magazine.ucsf.edu/plastic-inside…
“Bennett cited research from Notre Dame University showing that one turf field could contaminate 800,000 gallons of water per year with PFAS, above federal limits.” nancyonnorwalk.com/pfas-contamina…
😱 “A major new study… has revealed that approximately 27 million tons of plastic, in the form of ultra-fine particles smaller than 1 micrometer, are currently floating in the North Atlantic Ocean.” Please advocate for reductions in plastic production.🙏 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty
“Shocking” 27 MILLION TONES!!!! We knew it was bad, but this is staggering. This is only the nano plastics. The scientists say it helps to solve a puzzle of where all the plastic ever made has gone. They also say that now it's there we can't ever remove it scitechdaily.com/shocking-27-mi…