Several councils in Australia are inspecting or topping up their synthetic turf pitches following the death of a cricket player on one of their field. Although the freak incident is currently being in...
Brazilian stadiums embrace cork infill Both the Arena Condá and the Allianz Parque stadiums in Brazil now use a synthetic turf surface that has cork granules as infill. Cork was also used for a synthe...
As of March 2026, EN 15330-5, Specifications for infill material, replaces any national standard that exists in the European Union regarding this component for synthetic turf surfaces. What does it co...
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has ruled that recycled tyres used as crumb rubber (SBR) in synthetic turf are not likely to harm users or spectators. Following...
While organic infills are slowly replacing polymeric infills as the infill of choice, there is still little known about their behaviour under stress and performance. The English Football Foundation ha...
ENGINEERED ADVANTAGES AT THEIR BEST Synthetic turf components that lower the ambient temperature While it is undeniable that plastic reflects heat, and, as such, can contribute to higher ambient tempe...
The Norwegian Government has announced a comprehensive action plan to support sports clubs and municipalities in phasing out rubber granulate on synthetic turf fields. This is in anticipation of the E...
A Danish test and development project intended to verify whether the recommendations described in CEN-TR 17519 are sufficient to limit dispersal from polymeric infills has concluded that infill migrat...
A study commissioned by the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has concluded that containment measures represent a cost-effective and practical solution to reducing emissions...
The new synthetic turf field at Clickimin Leisure Complex in Lerwick, Scotland, will be finished with infill from corn residue. This will be the first time this type of organic infill is used in a cou...