But Lee Symonds, of the Artificial Grass Company Norfolk and Suffolk, said calls for plastic grass to be banned were somewhat hypocritical.
“Artificial grass is made from the same stuff as people’s carpets, PVC windows, plastic plant pots, it’s all made in the same factories,” he said.
“There will be far more plastic waste from people’s carpets in their houses than there ever will be from artificial grass.”
In 2023, Innovate Recycle said that an independent report it commissioned estimated just 2% of the 500,000 tonnes of end-of-life carpet produced in the UK each year is recycled.
Symonds, who claimed to have laid “thousands” of plastic lawns since starting in 2011, also said the low maintenance of artificial grass was perfect for older people.
“It means they can keep a bit of colour in their garden instead of turning it into a concrete jungle,” he added.
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