THE BENEFITS OF LAWNS

Do your part for the environment by looking after your lawn!

A healthy lawn is good for the environment. Grass has been proven to make the air cleaner, it can absorb a range of things from carbon dioxide to dust, even noise! Yes, even noise is absorbed by grass, meaning the nicer your lawn, the quieter and less stressful your environment is!

Grass also generates oxygen and it has been calculated that a 250 sqm lawn produces enough oxygen for a family of four! Although each grass plant is small, it contributes so much to our well being.

ECO LAWNS and The Environment

We know that lawns are fantastic, but unless they are taken care of in an environmentally friendly way all that good work can be undone.

Here at Eco Lawns we make sure that we do everything possible to be responsible custodians of the environment. Our fertilisers have either a high organic content or are fully organic. More importantly however, the site surveys we carry out and the calibration of our equipment means that exactly the right amount of product is applied, eliminating the possibility of runoff. Unfortunately, no organic weed control is currently available, however we minimise the use of chemicals as much as possible and our technicians are all trained and qualified in the safe use of herbicides.

When it comes to waste we take recycling and the environment very seriously and use multiple tools to safely dispose of anything we have. Organic waste (for example from scarification) is delivered to a local farmer for composting and is ploughed back into the fields. Plastic waste (mostly from empty fertiliser bags) is collected by a specialist contractor who recycles 100% of the plastic – we also clean and bag up all chemical plastic waste (empty chemical containers), which can be taken separately to be made safe and recycled. Even the pallets that we are left with after deliveries are handed to local groups and people who need them to be re-used! We recycle 99% of our waste products and materials, and we are working hard on that last 1%!