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Ban Plastic Turf
@BanPlasticTurf
Support Santa Clara County’s proposed plastic turf ban! Protect our watershed & our youth! Cancel industry greenwashing! https://t.co/FhVRUd3f0x
Oct 22 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Troubling trend: Using student athletes as political pawns to lobby for plastic fields.

They’re “being asked to participate in these meetings without being given the full context”

Student confirms “no info about the health risks was provided to them.”

ithaca.com/opinion/guest_…Image “It’s alarming that we, the students most impacted by these changes, were asked to attend the meeting without adequate information about potential hazards.”

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Apr 4, 2023 • 23 tweets • 19 min read
Players from pre-K to pro prefer natural grass fields over artificial turf fields.

Here are some of the pros advocating for natural grass… The NFL’s Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus, @thekidmcmanus, is one of the many calling for #SaferFields.

Yes to natural grass fields.
No to artificial turf.

#KeepItReal
Apr 3, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
“Generally omitted is the fact artificial turf fields need pesticides and disinfectants to prevent or eliminate mold, bacteria and other hazards that would otherwise be biodegraded by the natural environment of turfgrass fields.”

sportsfieldmanagement.org/wp-content/upl… Image “Many non-professional [artificial turf] fields are not properly cleaned or disinfected.”

What cleaning & disinfection is performed on your community’s artificial turf fields?

Was irrigation even installed?

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