The European Commission has adopted the ban on the sale of polymer infills. The ban will take effect from 2031. The decision should help the EC to achieve its target of 400,000 tonnes less microplasti...
A Member of the European Parliament has requested a “functional period” criterion to be introduced for assessing the degradability of biodegradable polymeric infill....
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 European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has asked its Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) to prepare a supplementary opinion on the proposed restriction on intentionally-added microplastics with respect to po...
Is it correct to blame crumb rubber used in third-generation synthetic turf for being the biggest cause of microplastic pollution? Several Danish companies, together with Aarhus Municipality, will inv...
The future of third-generation synthetic turf is now in the hands of the politicians. Following the closing of ECHA’s public consultation window, the final group to consider whether there is still a p...