EU countries have voted in favour of a proposal to restrict the placement onto the market of microplastics that are intentionally added to products. However, instead of the transitional period of six ...
A Member of the European Parliament has requested a “functional period” criterion to be introduced for assessing the degradability of biodegradable polymeric infill....
An Artificial Intelligence machine has questioned the logic behind the proposed ban on polymeric infill. The machine was asked five questions and delivered clear-cut answers, all showing that a ban on...
The European Commission will decide only in March or April next year at the earliest whether it will adopt the proposed ban on the sale of polymeric infill. A decision was actually expected last week....
As the competent authorities are forced to increasingly take bold decisions, the list with challenges lower authorities around the world are facing, is growing every day. Only those who dare to cut re...
Sportsfields.info has reliably learnt that infills made of 100% biodegradable polymers are awaiting the same fate as traditional polymeric infills, if the European Commission (EC) has its way. ...
Last week’s announcement by the European Commission that it will recommend a ban on the sale of polymeric infill within six years and ignore the difference so-called risk management measures can make,...
The decision by the European Commission to recommend the proposed ban on the future sale of polymeric infill and to cold-shoulder the suggestion to make Risk Management Measures mandatory, is not deci...
The European Commission will not decide before April 2022 whether it will ban the sale of polymeric infill for use in synthetic turf or allow the material to be used providing mitigating measures will...
Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have submitted an intention to restrict the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....