Homeowner warned against using ‘cheap’ common yard landscaping product: ‘That stuff should be outlawed’

June 10, 2024

A homeowner installing a patio was advised to avoid a no-dig edging product because of its ineffectiveness.

In the subreddit, many professionals warned against using the barrier, which they said was difficult to work with and had produced subpar results.

“Any advice? No-dig edging is warping like crazy,” the poster .

Photo Credit: Reddit
Photo Credit: Reddit

“That stuff should be outlawed,” one commenter . “It’s a horrible product.”

“Yuck,” another . “Return what you can – that stuff sucks. For patio or walkway edging, use steel, concrete, stone, or timbers.”

Those products may cost more, but it would be worth it. The last two are natural as well. That is an important factor given the and the , which is contributing to the in global temperatures and the of events.

Over 90% of items are not . The items, which are made with , become trash in landfills. Some of them are incinerated, but a lot end up as litter, polluting our land, water, and .

Petroleum companies are responsible for this problem and to make a 180-degree turn. Though they knew plastic, just like oil and gas products, was bad for the environment — that it could “never be at scale” — they deceived the public to rake in profits, the reported.

Government officials are against industry leaders to hold them accountable.

As individuals, we can reduce the demand for these toxic, damaging materials by . You can choose to buy yogurt in glass jars instead of yogurt in plastic containers, for example. The plastic you already have in your home can be reused or repurposed, including as for herbs.

“You got 2 years max with that,” one Redditor of the landscaping product. “I’d suggest not using that material (made the same mistake).”

Another user : “Return it and get metal. I Got plastic and regret it everyday.”

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