SYNLawn News & Events

Go out and play!

That was the message from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regarding concerns of harmful levels of lead in artificial turf. The CPSC released their findings last week after a nationwide evaluation of artificial grass playing surfaces over the past several months. The surfaces tested ranged in age from 10 years installed to less than one year installed and in all cases there was no risk of harmful exposure to lead for children playing on the grass.

"Parents should not be concerned about harmful levels of lead in artificial turf," CPSC spokesperson Julie Vallese said. Newer surfaces "generally had the lowest levels," a summary of the evaluation said, and while "small amounts of lead were detected on the surface of the older fields, none of these tested fields released amounts of lead that would be harmful to children."

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SYNLawn saves green with water rebates

A Moreno Valley homeowner and SYNLawn customer was recently featured in a article published by PE.com - The Press Enterprise highlighting a 50-cent per square foot rebate on synthetic turf available to residential and commercial customers throughout the Los Angeles based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The rebate increased from 30-cents p/s/f to 50-cents as of July 1st and is part of a campaign to promote water conservation and more efficient water use.

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Artificial Turf is 100% Safe

Recently there have been several reports in the media regarding the safety of lead chromate in artificial turf products. As the manufacturer of many artificial grass products we believe it is our obligation to provide our customers with the facts required to make educated decisions, especially when it comes to safety. We take this responsibility very seriously. Therefore, partnering with our sister company AstroTurf, we have conducted a great deal of testing and have asked many top scientific experts for their opinions regarding the safety and potential risk of the lead chromate found in artificial turf.

On May 5, 2008, General Sports Venue (the exclusive licensee of the AstroTurf brand) held a press conference to address questions regarding the safety of artificial turf. A panel of highly respected toxicologists, epidemiologists and chemical fiber engineers presenting their findings all unanimously concluded that there are no health risks associated with lead chromate in artificial turf.

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Fake it! SYNLawn featured on Yahoo!'s Shine online magazine.

Shine, an online magazine presented by Yahoo! featuring the best writers and bloggers in women's publishing, have just released an article written by Ivette Soler on the benefits of using SYNLawn products as opposed to natural grass. Ivette is known as "The Germinatrix", and is a writer for Los Angeles based Domino Magazine "The Guide to Living with Style". We would like to thank Ivette for the great article and explanation of the look and feel of SYNLawn, as well as how the use of SYNLawn's artificial grass products can help conserve water and save money!

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SYNLawn Oregon featured in the Beaverton Valley Times

SYNLawn Oregon's Co-Owner Roslyn McFarland, and Senior Account Manager Scott Imbach are both delightfully featured in an article published today by the Beaverton Valley Times in relation to the Portland Gold Show taking place February 8-10 at the Portland Expo Center. The article speaks very highly about SYNLawn's putting green products, as well as the benefits of "Going Green" with SYNLawn's lawn & landscaping products.

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