A pilot study making changes to how Falkirk Council cuts grass around the district has been hailed a success - although the council says "many lessons have been learned" from the project.
The grassy areas - from parks to road verges - that the council looks after cover land the size of 1500 football pitches, although just 4.5 per cent of it was involved in the pilot.
Members of Falkirk Council's executive heard on Tuesday that the reduction in carbon as a result of the Sustainable Grass Management pilot was equivalent to taking 33 family cars off the road.
