SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf vs Verde Artificial Grass Turf: which is safer?

SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf is the clear pick. TrafficMaster Verde Artificial Grass Turf carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf

AstroTurf

SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Poor 35/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Polypropylene (PP) astroturf

Confidence

72%

PossibleVOC off-gassing from polyurethane or latex adhesive

LikelyPolypropylene UV degradation and microplastic shedding

ReportedBacking adhesive failure and fiber separation

TrafficMaster Verde Artificial Grass Turf

TrafficMaster

Verde Artificial Grass Turf

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

polyethylene fibers with unspecified water/stain treatments

Confidence

35%

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOC) and off-gassing

LikelyMicroplastics from fiber degradation

ReportedTreatment chemical leaching (water/stain guard)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag VOC off-gassing from polyurethane or latex adhesive, Polypropylene UV degradation and microplastic shedding, Backing adhesive failure and fiber separation and Infill contamination (if rubber granules used) on the AstroTurf and not on the TrafficMaster.
  • We flag Volatile organic compounds (VOC) and off-gassing, Microplastics from fiber degradation and Treatment chemical leaching (water/stain guard) on the TrafficMaster and not on the AstroTurf.
  • The AstroTurf is Polypropylene (PP) astroturf where the TrafficMaster is polyethylene fibers with unspecified water/stain treatments, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the AstroTurf is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the TrafficMaster grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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