Will corn infill bring the solution?
In their quest for more natural products, synthetic turf installation companies have now also turned to corn. Dutch installation companies…
“EC decision doesn’t make sense”
Last week’s announcement by the European Commission that it will recommend a ban on the sale of polymeric infill within…
EU infill decision no done deal yet
The decision by the European Commission to recommend the proposed ban on the future sale of polymeric infill and to…
EC mulls over future of infill
The European Commission will not decide before April 2022 whether it will ban the sale of polymeric infill for use…
ECHA recommends health risk of infill to be studied
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) does not rule out that there is a potential concern for human health and the…
FIFA’s Infill Working Group makes progress
FIFA’s Technical Advisory Board’s Natural and Biodegradable Infill Working Group has met a number of times over the last couple…
10 key points to maximise infill containment
The EMEA Synthetic Turf Council (ESTC) has compiled a poster that illustrates 10 key points to maximise infill containment on…
Ban on polymeric infill requires more information
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has asked its Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) to prepare a supplementary opinion on the proposed…
3G field design has to change radically
If 3G synthetic turf wants to survive the debate on environmental pollution, the design of this type of field must…
Danes question blame on polymeric infill
Is it correct to blame crumb rubber used in third-generation synthetic turf for being the biggest cause of microplastic pollution?…