Is it ethically bad to use a large amount of (recycled) plastic on your land?

[user801028]

At the start I had thought to only use sustainable material like wood or stone which would decompose back to the land.

There are only a couple of things like tarps or liquid containers which are plastic.

Well I really needed access on a wet field and you have to get planning consent to build traditional tracks which could take many months and likely to be rejected but I found out about these mats, which would not require consent as they count as temporary surfaces and just lay on top of the ground, that are made from recycled plastic which everyone raves about as being amazing for adding stability even over the worst mud.

See here: https://www.mudcontrol.co.uk/

I have bought a few and sure enough they work amazingly. I would now like more to run a whole track to the other side of the land but I am feeling torn about putting a load of this none degradeable material on there.

I wasn't able to think of a better way given the above restrictions. If I were have to used stone I would have been looking at 40+ tons probably to make a proper solid surface as well as hiring contractors to lay it probably. With these I can just place them down myself.

I was told conversely that even if using compacted gravel this actually damages the soil due to the runoff and/or the engineering work involved or something so is it just a case of picking the lesser evil?

The access track is really important as I wanted to be able to get right into the land and after this I would like to stick to using degradeable things when I can.

Other green minded people use things like polytunnels and plastic sheeting to suppress weeds so isn't this just the same?

They are made from 100% recycled material so that is something but plastic is still plastic.

Edited February 7 by user801028