Wales' minister for climate change has now confirmed fake grass will not be banned in Wales, just days after saying it was an idea she was exploring. Speaking in the Senedd Julie James had said that she "really wants to explore proactively" if artificial lawns could be banned.
Putting in artificial lawns has been increasingly popular in recent years because they don't have to be mowed and require very little maintenance. However critics say there are a wide range of issues with these lawns which are made of polypropylene or nylon.
Ms James revealed she was considering ways of using Wales' new law on single-use plastics to outlaw fake grass lawns after being asked about Swansea council using artificial grass as part of the city's regeneration. But now she has told the BBC that she "doesn't have the power" to ban artificial grass, adding: "Even if I did, I wouldn't."
