Kiwa certifies CarpetBeater
Auditing company Kiwa has certified the quality of the work and the final result of beaten synthetic turf carpet removed…
Scientists establish pollution from yarn
Scientists at the University of Barcelona who analysed 217 water samples, have concluded that 15% of plastic pieces found in…
EU presents directive on soils
The European Union has presented a harmonised definition of soil health to put in place a comprehensive and coherent monitoring…
Will Bill save Maryland and the US from disaster?
The US state of Maryland is about to vote on a bill that should allow authorities to track the chain…
EU adopts proposed infill restriction
EU countries have voted in favour of a proposal to restrict the placement onto the market of microplastics that are…
Synthetic turf renovation and conversion guideline
The Dutch synthetic turf market and industry have released a synthetic turf renovation and conversion guideline. The new document replaces…
Spanish test institute validates infill containment measures
The Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV) has confirmed that the use of risk management measures will guarantee that the…
EC postpones decision on polymeric infill
The European Commission will decide only in March or April next year at the earliest whether it will adopt the…
half of Norwegian fields still not compliant
More than five years since European authorities used data from infill dispersion on Norwegian synthetic turf fields to clamp down…
EC about to throw the baby out with the bathwater
Sportsfields.info has reliably learnt that infills made of 100% biodegradable polymers are awaiting the same fate as traditional polymeric infills,…