I live in a very environmentally correct city Austin, TX. I to feel we should be environmentally correct. I was looking for an artificial turf manufacturer that takes their carbon foot print seriously. That is when I found Global Syn Turf online. Their website is very comprehensive and definitely delivers a message about the environment and precious resources. After spending time on their website I finally called and spoke with a guy named Shannon. He educated me more about Global Syn Turf, their history and their mission statement of wanting to Green the Planet, one yard at a time. He told me they were LEED certified. This means their artificial turf that reduce your carbon footprint, save water and offers turf that is 100% recyclable. To me this was impressive to me that a manufacturer would take such measures to reduce their carbon foot print. Shannon also educated me on how artificial turf reduces carbon monoxide in the air by reducing the amount of lawnmowers and weed eaters needed to cut real grass. I am not sure if anyone of you have ever researched how bad the exhaust from lawn mowers and weed eaters is for our smog and ozone layer. Artificial turf also does not need Fertilizer and Pesticides. Do you realize how bad water run off into our water system and oceans are with Fertilizers ad Pesticides in the water. Bottom line is I gave 5 stars to this company for their efforts in their business.