One of the areas where you may choose to change may be in your own backyard, literally. Unsurprisingly most homeowners lawns are made of natural grass. As distinct from synthetic grass.

There are some factors to consider that go into maintaining a lush, green lawn:

- Healthy, green, well-grassed lawns require regular watering.

- Lawns require herbicides, fertilizers and pesticides.

- Natural grass needs to be trimmed regularly with the lawnmower.

- It costs money to maintain a lush, green lawn.

Now replacing your brown lawn with a synthetic grass equal addresses each of these environmental issues. Trickling chemicals into the dirt will have a cumulative effect on the ecosystem with the chemicals leeching away into our water systems. At a time when water is scarce in many places, using it to water our grass is essentially a a luxury we can't afford.

A consideration to the elderly is also a factor. As you get older your ability to cut the lawn will lessen as will your access to money to pay for the upkeep. The answer could very well be to replace the grass with artificial grass.

If you live in areas where drought is a problem, water restrictions are not uncommon. The very last priority during such critical times is the lawn which quickly goes brown and dies off. In extreme circumstances the grass disappears, the soil gets compacted and you're left with a yard that has turned into a dust bowl.

Synthetic grass comes with many positives such as the fact that the need for watering is removed, there is little to no maintenance required, heavy traffic won't affect the ground, it's green all year round and it's less polluting because it removes the need for chemical application and a lawnmower. Not only all that but synthetic grass is made from recycled materials and is itself recyclable.

During the height of summer your lawn needs mowing once a week as the lawn takes off and grows like at no other time. Cutting the lawn each week is just another source of carbon being added to the atmosphere, no matter whether you own a petrol powered lawnmower or an electric lawnmower.

Switching from natural grass to artificial grass will make a big difference to your carbon footprint and will be helping to do your bit for saving the environment. Artificial grass will benefit the environment at an increasing rate over time, too, with every drop of water saved, every second the lawnmower hasn't had to run and every atom of chemical that hasn't been poured. The result puts the environment in an even better position than it otherwise would be.

The savings in the wallet are the bonus that will convince people that synthetic grass is a worthwhile alternative.