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2021","organisation":"BSNC","url":"https://www.bsnc.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BSNC-Rapport-Zorgplicht_2021_V6.pdf","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"netherlands","source_type":"industry technical report","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":4,"notes":"Historical installed stock: about 2,200 artificial football fields and 1,000 hockey fields"},{"title":"Agenda voorjaarsvergadering ledenraad amateurvoetbal 25 mei 2024","organisation":"KNVB","url":"https://www.knvb.nl/downloads/bestand/28628/agenda-voorjaarsvergadering-25-mei-2024","publication_date":"2024-05-25","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"netherlands","source_type":"sports governing body","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":4,"notes":"1,630 Dutch football artificial turf fields with polymeric infill at that time; subset, not total artificial turf stock"},{"title":"Granules and mulches on sports pitches and playgrounds","organisation":"European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/hot-topics/granules-mulches-on-pitches-playgrounds","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"netherlands","source_type":"EU authoritative guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Polymeric granular infill placing-on-market restriction from 17 October 2031"},{"title":"Application permit — Santoriniweg 20, Amsterdam — process optimisations","organisation":"Municipality of Amsterdam / Omgevingsdienst Noordzeekanaalgebied","url":"https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/gmb-2023-567659.html","publication_date":"2023-12-29","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"netherlands","source_type":"official permit publication","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Confirms regulated facility/permit process at Santoriniweg 20; does not provide numerical licensed capacity"},{"title":"Permit application for moving, treating and processing a depot at Panovenweg, Tiel","organisation":"Municipality of Tiel / Omgevingsdienst Rivierenland","url":"https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/gmb-2026-123944.html","publication_date":"2026-03-17","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"netherlands","source_type":"official permit publication","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Public evidence of a 2026 permit application concerning processing activity at Panovenweg"},{"title":"Mikroplastik: Alle Infos zu Kunststoffrasenplätzen","organisation":"Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)","url":"https://www.dfb.de/ueber-uns/der-dfb/fussballinfrastruktur/spielflaechen/mikroplastik","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"sports governing body","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-DFB-MIKROPLASTIK. Use: Current DFB context on modernisation and scope differences"},{"title":"Granules and mulches on sports pitches and playgrounds","organisation":"European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/hot-topics/granules-mulches-on-pitches-playgrounds","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"EU authoritative guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-ECHA-MICROPLASTICS-2031. Use: Polymeric infill restriction from 17 October 2031"},{"title":"Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste","organisation":"EUR-Lex","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02024R1157-20260730","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"EU law","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-WSR-2024-1157. Use: EU waste-shipment framework"},{"title":"Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz — § 5 Ende der Abfalleigenschaft","organisation":"Bundesministerium der Justiz / Gesetze im Internet","url":"https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/krwg/__5.html","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"federal law","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-KRWG-5. Use: General German End-of-Waste criteria"},{"title":"Evaluation der Erfassung und Verwertung ausgewählter Abfallströme zur Fortentwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaft","organisation":"Umweltbundesamt (UBA)","url":"https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/evaluation-der-erfassung-verwertung-ausgewaehlter","publication_date":"2022-03-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"federal environmental research report","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-UBA-TEXTE-31-2022. Use: German turf stock estimates, historical replacement/EOL estimates, waste-code context and recovery routes"},{"title":"PR Recycling GmbH — RAL-GZ 944","organisation":"Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoffbeläge und Kunststoffrasensysteme in Sportfreianlagen e.V.","url":"https://www.ral-ggk.eu/seblod-firma?id=cck331&ml=1&view=article","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"industry quality-assurance organisation","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-PR-RAL. Use: Public service and certification scope; Filderstadt listing"},{"title":"Wirtschaftsfaktor Amateurfußball im UEFA SROI-Modell","organisation":"Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) / Handelsblatt Research Institute","url":"https://assets.dfb.de/uploads/000/316/877/original_Handelsblatt_Studie_Sozialrendite_des_Amateurfu%C3%9Fball_2024.pdf","publication_date":"2024-01-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"sports governing body research","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-DFB-SROI-2024. Use: 2024 football-specific stock reference"},{"title":"Forma Turf nimmt Anlage für Kunstrasenrecycling in Essen in Betrieb","organisation":"EUWID Recycling","url":"https://www.euwid-recycling.de/news/wirtschaft/forma-turf-nimmt-anlage-fuer-kunstrasenrecycling-in-essen-in-betrieb-160623/","publication_date":"2023-06-16","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"trade press","reliability_category":"media_report","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-EUWID-FORMATURF-2023. Use: Dated company-reported capacity"},{"title":"Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1199 — PAHs in granules or mulches","organisation":"EUR-Lex","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R1199","publication_date":"2021-07-20","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"EU law","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-PAH-INFILL-2021-1199. Use: PAH limits and End-of-Waste context"},{"title":"Fachtagung Fairplay für die Umwelt in Stuttgart","organisation":"Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg","url":"https://um.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/presse-service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/fachtagung-fairplay-fuer-die-umwelt-in-stuttgart","publication_date":"2022-10-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"state government","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-BW-ENV-2022. Use: Regional official EOL reference"},{"title":"PR Recycling GmbH — Handelsregister move to Külsheim","organisation":"Public commercial-register reproduction","url":"https://www.online-handelsregister.de/handelsregisterauszug/bw/Mannheim/HRB/758868/PR-Recycling-GmbH","publication_date":"2026-06-25","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"commercial register data","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-PR-REGISTER-2026. Use: Current legal seat; not proof of fixed plant location"},{"title":"Mikroplastik — Kunststoffrasensysteme","organisation":"Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB)","url":"https://www.dosb.de/themen/sportraeume/sportstaetten/mikroplastik","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"national sports umbrella organisation","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-DOSB-MIKROPLASTIK. Use: Current public statement on counts and the lack of a complete database"},{"title":"Neues Leben für alten Kunstrasen mit Polytan","organisation":"Bayerischer Fußball-Verband (BFV)","url":"https://www.bfv.de/news/partner/2022/04/neues-leben-fur-alten-kunstrasen-mit-formaturf","publication_date":"2022-04-19","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"sports federation / partner article","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-BFV-FORMATURF-2022. Use: Dated public capacity and process claim"},{"title":"FormaTurf — Nachhaltiges Recycling von Kunstrasen und Sportböden","organisation":"FormaTurf GmbH","url":"https://www.formaturf.com/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"germany","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: DE-FORMATURF-OFFICIAL. Use: Current Essen status, address, process and output routes"},{"title":"Granules and mulches on sports pitches and playgrounds","organisation":"European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/hot-topics/granules-mulches-on-pitches-playgrounds","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"EU authoritative guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-ECHA-MICROPLASTICS-2031. Use: Polymeric granular infill placing-on-market restriction from 17 October 2031"},{"title":"Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste","organisation":"EUR-Lex","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1157/oj","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"EU law","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-WSR-2024-1157. Use: Cross-border waste shipment framework applying from 21 May 2026"},{"title":"Ils recyclent les gazons des terrains de sport","organisation":"ADEME Infos","url":"https://infos.ademe.fr/magazine-septembre-2022/terrain/ils-recyclent-les-gazons-des-terrains-de-sport/","publication_date":"2022-09-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"public agency publication","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-ADEME-REMATCH-2022. Use: Historical context for the former Re-Match France project; not current operator status"},{"title":"Fiche pratique — Gazon synthétique","organisation":"Fédération Française de Football (FFF)","url":"https://media.fff.fr/uploads/documents/fiche-pratique-synthetique-mars-2024-vdef5.pdf","publication_date":"2024-03-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"national sports governing body","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-FFF-SYNTH-2024. Use: National football synthetic-turf stock and age profile as of January 2024"},{"title":"Vente judiciaire — RE-MATCH FRANCE","organisation":"Enchères Alsace / SELARL Vitelli et Vix","url":"https://www.encheres-alsace.fr/vente/2988","publication_date":"2026-06-10","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"judicial auction notice","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-REMATCH-AUCTION-2026. Use: Historical confirmation of judicial liquidation auction of the Erstein synthetic-turf recycling unit"},{"title":"ESTC 2023 recycling-facility entry — Infrasports","organisation":"EMEA Synthetic Turf Council (ESTC)","url":"https://www.estc.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-RECYCLING-FACILITIES-FOR-SYNTHETIC-TURF-SYSTEMS-IN-EUROPE-ESTC-Guide.pdf","publication_date":"2023-06-28","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"industry guide","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-INFRASPORTS-ESTC-2023. Use: Dated Infrasports processing-capacity and technology statement"},{"title":"Installations classées — REVALGREEN, Grenay","organisation":"Géorisques / French Ministry for Ecological Transition","url":"https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/risques/installations/donnees/details/0006114514","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"official environmental register","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-REVALGREEN-GEORISQUES. Use: Current site address, operating status, ICPE authorisation and regulatory treatment categories"},{"title":"Rapport de l’Inspection des installations classées — INFRASPORTS","organisation":"DREAL Grand Est / Géorisques","url":"https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/webappReport/ws/installations/inspection/8FIBjMqpc2DA5QJHxr3wPa0Idc7CBc1w","publication_date":"2026-02-06","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"official inspection report","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-INFRASPORTS-INSPECTION-2026. Use: Confirms current Creutzwald establishment and 29 January 2026 inspection"},{"title":"Infrasports — recyclage de gazon synthétique","organisation":"Infrasports","url":"https://www.infrasports.fr/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-INFRASPORTS-OFFICIAL. Use: Current company contact and public recycling activity"},{"title":"Code de l'environnement — Article L541-4-3","organisation":"Légifrance","url":"https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000048247416/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"national law","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-EOW-L541-4-3. Use: French general End-of-Waste conditions"},{"title":"Décret n° 2026-435 du 2 juin 2026","organisation":"Légifrance","url":"https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000054190169","publication_date":"2026-06-02","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"national regulation","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-EOW-DECREE-2026-435. Use: 2026 update to French End-of-Waste and by-product framework"},{"title":"Arrêté préfectoral — Infrasports, Creutzwald","organisation":"Préfecture de la Moselle","url":"https://www.moselle.gouv.fr/contenu/telechargement/35081/269652/file/2025-DCAT-BEPE-85.pdf","publication_date":"2025-01-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"official environmental authorisation","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-INFRASPORTS-PERMIT-2025. Use: Official authorisation for the Creutzwald platform"},{"title":"RevalGreen — recyclage et revalorisation des terrains synthétiques","organisation":"RevalGreen","url":"https://www.revalgreen.fr/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-REVALGREEN-OFFICIAL. Use: Current process, product/output routes and company-reported recovery statement"},{"title":"Fiche technique — Sable recyclé","organisation":"RevalGreen","url":"https://www.revalgreen.fr/assets/pdf/fiche-sable-recycle.pdf","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"company technical datasheet","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-REVALGREEN-SAND-SPEC. Use: Recovered sand particle size, density, infiltration and NF P 90-112 reference"},{"title":"Fiche technique — SBR recyclé","organisation":"RevalGreen","url":"https://www.revalgreen.fr/assets/pdf/fiche-sbr-recycle.pdf","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"company technical datasheet","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-REVALGREEN-SBR-SPEC. Use: Recovered SBR particle-size and product-quality claims"},{"title":"Rapport n°125 (2018-2019) — terrains de sport synthétiques","organisation":"Sénat","url":"https://www.senat.fr/rap/l18-125/l18-125_mono.html","publication_date":"2018-11-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"parliamentary report","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-SENAT-2018. Use: Historical French public reference for 10–15 year replacement interval and earlier field-count context"},{"title":"SERFIM s’engage — RevalGreen, la dynamique s’intensifie","organisation":"SERFIM","url":"https://www.serfim.com/wp-content/uploads/SERFIMMag_59.pdf","publication_date":"2026-01-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"france","source_type":"parent-company publication","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: FR-SERFIM-2026. Use: Company-reported 2025 tonnage: 10,000 tonnes of sports fields/surfaces treated/recycled"},{"title":"Schriftelijke vraag nr. 267 — Kunstgras: Recyclage","organisation":"Vlaams Parlement / Vlaamse minister van Omgeving","url":"https://docs.vlaamsparlement.be/files/pfile?id=2043150","publication_date":"2024-01-25","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"regional parliamentary answer","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-VL-PARL-2024-RECYCLE. Use: Public evidence that Flemish administration did not have tonnage data for synthetic-turf recycling/incineration; mentions Proxy Fields as market actor"},{"title":"Schriftelijke vraag nr. 391 — Kunstgrasvelden: Instrooimaterialen","organisation":"Vlaams Parlement / Vlaamse minister van Sport","url":"https://docs.vlaamsparlement.be/pfile?id=2263442","publication_date":"2025-11-27","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"regional parliamentary answer","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-VL-PARL-2025-INFILL. Use: Latest public Flemish inventory for 40x80m synthetic-turf fields and infill split; database completeness caveat"},{"title":"Granules and mulches on sports pitches and playgrounds","organisation":"European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/hot-topics/granules-mulches-on-pitches-playgrounds","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"EU authoritative guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-ECHA-INFILL. Use: Authoritative explanation of the 2031 granular-infill transition"},{"title":"Brudalex — règles de gestion des déchets et fin du statut de déchet","organisation":"Bruxelles Environnement","url":"https://environnement.brussels/pro/reglementation-et-inspection/obligations-et-autorisations/brudalex-regles-de-gestion-des-dechets-pour-la-transition-vers-une-economie-circulaire","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"official regional waste authority guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-BRU-BRUDALEX. Use: Brussels-Capital Region waste-management and End-of-Waste framework"},{"title":"Sortie du statut de déchets et sous-produits","organisation":"Service public de Wallonie — Environnement","url":"https://environnement.wallonie.be/home/gestion-environnementale/dechets/autorisations/sortie-du-statut-de-dechets-et-sous-produits.html","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"official regional waste authority guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-WA-EOW. Use: Walloon End-of-Waste recognition/registration framework and public decisions"},{"title":"Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste","organisation":"EUR-Lex","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1157/oj","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"EU law","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-WSR-2024-1157. Use: EU cross-border waste-shipment framework applying from 21 May 2026"},{"title":"Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 — synthetic polymer microparticles","organisation":"EUR-Lex","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R2055","publication_date":"2023-09-25","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"EU law","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: EU-REACH-MICRO-2023. Use: Granular polymeric infill placing-on-market restriction from 17 October 2031"},{"title":"Zelfbeoordeling einde-afval en bijproduct","organisation":"OVAM","url":"https://ovam.vlaanderen.be/zelfbeoordeling","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"official regional waste authority guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-VL-OVAM-EOW. Use: Flemish End-of-Waste route when no EU or specific VLAREMA criteria exist; validity limited to Flanders"},{"title":"Circulair ONE-DNA kunstgras","organisation":"Proxy Fields","url":"https://proxyfields.be/valdempende-ondergrond/replayable/circulair-one-dna-gras/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-PROXYFIELDS-ONEDNA. Use: Company-reported mono-material PE/take-back design; not a secondary-raw-material quality passport"},{"title":"sport.brussels — Brussels sports infrastructure database","organisation":"Perspective.brussels / Brussels-Capital Region","url":"https://sport.brussels/infrastructures/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"regional public infrastructure database","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-BRU-SPORTDB. Use: Public Brussels facility-level database; no aggregate current regional synthetic-turf count identified in this source chain"},{"title":"Recycling Facilities for Synthetic Turf Systems in Europe","organisation":"EMEA Synthetic Turf Council (ESTC)","url":"https://www.estc.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RECYCLING-FACILITIES-FOR-SYNTHETIC-TURF-SYSTEMS-IN-EUROPE-ESTC-Guide.pdf","publication_date":"2023-06-27","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"industry guide","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-ESTC-FACILITIES-2023. Use: European specialist-facility reference; the 2023 facility list contains no Belgian specialist full-field recycling plant"},{"title":"Le renouvellement des terrains synthétiques / durée de vie","organisation":"Parlement de Wallonie / Ministre des Infrastructures sportives","url":"https://www.parlement-wallonie.be/content/print.php?iddoc=146684&print=interp-questions-voir.php&type=32","publication_date":"2026-06-17","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"regional parliamentary answer","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-WA-PARL-2026-LIFE. Use: Walloon inventory context and public 10–15 year service-life reference"},{"title":"La stratégie régionale concernant les terrains semi-synthétiques","organisation":"Parlement de Wallonie / Ministre des Infrastructures sportives","url":"https://www.parlement-wallonie.be/pwpages?iddoc=143138&p=interp-questions-voir&type=28","publication_date":"2026-03-23","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"regional parliamentary answer","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-WA-PARL-2026-HYBRID. Use: Official statement that no exhaustive centralised Walloon inventory of hybrid pitches exists"},{"title":"Le cadastre détaillé et actualisé de l'état des terrains synthétiques en Wallonie","organisation":"Parlement de Wallonie / Ministre des Infrastructures sportives","url":"https://www.parlement-wallonie.be/pwpages?iddoc=143694&p=interp-questions-voir&type=28","publication_date":"2026-04-15","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"regional parliamentary answer","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-WA-PARL-2026-STOCK. Use: Current Walloon football/rugby synthetic-turf inventory; microplastic-filled field count; explicit exclusions and completeness caveat"},{"title":"Le remplacement des terrains synthétiques d’ancienne génération","organisation":"Parlement de Wallonie / Ministre des Infrastructures sportives","url":"https://www.parlement-wallonie.be/pwpages?iddoc=148411&p=interp-questions-voir&type=28","publication_date":"2026-08-31","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"regional parliamentary answer","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: BE-WA-PARL-2026-MICRO. Use: Current Walloon reference of 145 microplastic-filled synthetic pitches and clarification that existing pitches can continue to be used after 2031"},{"title":"Plastic Recycling Despriet — official website","organisation":"Plastic Recycling Despriet","url":"https://plasticrecyclingdespriet.be/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company","source_rank":1,"notes":"COMPANY OFFICIAL — supports site functions (Harelbeke: washing, densification, grinding; Hulshout: extrusion). No artificial-turf-specific capacity or throughput."},{"title":"Plastic Recycling Despriet — Verwerking (processing)","organisation":"Plastic Recycling Despriet","url":"https://plasticrecyclingdespriet.be/verwerking/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company","source_rank":2,"notes":"COMPANY OFFICIAL — processing operations incl. extrusion / regranulation into granulate or pellets."},{"title":"Plastic Recycling Despriet — official website","organisation":"Plastic Recycling Despriet","url":"https://plasticrecyclingdespriet.be/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company","source_rank":1,"notes":"COMPANY OFFICIAL — supports site functions (Harelbeke: washing, densification, grinding; Hulshout: extrusion). No artificial-turf-specific capacity or throughput."},{"title":"Plastic Recycling Despriet — Verwerking (processing)","organisation":"Plastic Recycling Despriet","url":"https://plasticrecyclingdespriet.be/verwerking/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company","source_rank":2,"notes":"COMPANY OFFICIAL — processing operations incl. extrusion / regranulation into granulate or pellets."},{"title":"Flemish environmental inspection public register — Despriet Gebroeders NV, Industriepark 32, 2235 Hulshout","organisation":"Flemish Government (Mercator)","url":"https://mercator.vlaanderen.be/raadpleegdienstenmercatorpubliek/ogc/features/v1/collections/ef%3Aef_cv/items?f=text%2Fhtml&limit=50&startIndex=2200","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"belgium","source_type":"government public register","reliability_category":"government","source_rank":3,"notes":"FLEMISH GOVERNMENT PUBLIC REGISTER — supports facility identity, exact address and industrial/waste-processing establishment only."},{"title":"Position statement on 3G pitches","organisation":"Sport England and UK sports partners","url":"https://www.sportengland.org/how-we-can-help/facilities-and-planning/planning-for-sport/position-statement-on-3g-pitches","publication_date":"2025-06-30","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"national sports-sector joint statement","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-SPORTENG-3G-2025. Use: Current UK-sector context on 3G pitches, use intensity and environmental/microplastics research"},{"title":"The FA Annual Report 2024-25 — infrastructure progress","organisation":"The Football Association","url":"https://www.thefa.com/news/2026/apr/02/2024-25-fa-annual-report","publication_date":"2026-04-02","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"sports governing body","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-FA-ANNUAL-2025. Use: England programme-scale reference: more than 1,900 3G pitches delivered; not a complete all-sport stock total"},{"title":"3G Pitch Register","organisation":"Football Foundation / The FA","url":"https://footballfoundation.org.uk/3g-pitch-register","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official sports register","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-FF-REGISTER-2026. Use: England register of pitches meeting FA standards; useful facility-level evidence, not treated as complete national all-sport stock"},{"title":"3rd Generation Synthetic Turf Pitches and Microplastic Pollution","organisation":"Sport Northern Ireland","url":"https://www.sportni.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Microplastics-Information-Paper-November-2023.pdf","publication_date":"2023-11-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"public sports-agency technical paper","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-NI-MICRO-2023. Use: Historical NI pitch inventory (171 in Active Places, data accurate to 2016) and 2031 EU REACH context"},{"title":"AQW 17195/22-27 — artificial grass pitches and EU REACH","organisation":"Northern Ireland Assembly / Department for Communities","url":"https://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/printquestionsummary.aspx?docid=415253","publication_date":"2024-12-11","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"parliamentary written answer","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-NI-AQ-2024. Use: NI-specific 2031 transition, no immediate removal requirement, typical 10-year 3G life reference"},{"title":"Sportex Recycling","organisation":"Sportex Group","url":"https://sportexgroup.co.uk/recycling/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"company official","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-SPORTEX-OFFICIAL. Use: Grangemouth recycling facility, current company-reported processing capacity and output routes"},{"title":"SPORTEX GROUP LIMITED overview","organisation":"Companies House","url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC266140","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official company register","reliability_category":"company_reported","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-SPORTEX-COMPANIESHOUSE. Use: Active company status and registered Grangemouth address"},{"title":"Sportex Recycling — Approved Ancillary Contractor for Recycling","organisation":"Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA)","url":"https://sapca.org.uk/members/sportex-recycling/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"industry association member profile","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-SPORTEX-SAPCA. Use: Independent industry listing of Sportex recycling activity; conflicting mass-equivalent claim versus company website"},{"title":"Stanley Park 3G Recarpet Tender — recycling method statement","organisation":"UK public procurement / Contracts Finder","url":"https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2bd07948-5476-4706-879e-31d761122284","publication_date":"2026-01-01","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"public procurement evidence","reliability_category":"industry_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-SPORTEX-TENDER-2026. Use: Current project evidence that removed turf is transported to Grangemouth for separation/recovery of sand, rubber and plastic"},{"title":"Check if your material is waste","organisation":"Environment Agency / GOV.UK","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-your-material-is-waste/","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official England waste guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-EOW-ENGLAND. Use: England general End-of-Waste test"},{"title":"How to use the definition of waste service","organisation":"Environment Agency / GOV.UK","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-an-opinion-from-the-definition-of-waste-service/how-to-use-the-definition-of-waste-service","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official England regulatory service","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-EOW-ENGLAND-SERVICE. Use: England case-specific regulatory opinion route for waste/by-product/End-of-Waste"},{"title":"Meeting the end of waste test","organisation":"Natural Resources Wales","url":"https://naturalresources.wales/guidance-and-advice/environmental-topics/waste-management/meeting-the-end-of-waste-test/?lang=en","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official Wales regulatory guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-EOW-WALES. Use: Welsh EoW routes: regulations, quality protocols or case-by-case assessment"},{"title":"Is it waste? — Understanding the definition of waste","organisation":"Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)","url":"https://www.sepa.org.uk/library/?page=10&q=EPA+technical+guidance","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official Scotland regulatory guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-EOW-SCOTLAND. Use: Scottish waste-status guidance; use with current SEPA EoW material-specific guidance"},{"title":"End of waste regulations","organisation":"Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA/NIEA)","url":"https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/end-waste-regulations","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official Northern Ireland regulatory guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-EOW-NI. Use: NI End-of-Waste routes and note that NIEA bespoke EoW submission service has been suspended since February 2025"},{"title":"UK REACH explained","organisation":"Health and Safety Executive","url":"https://www.hse.gov.uk/reach/about.htm","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official GB chemicals guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-REACH-GB. Use: Confirms UK REACH applies in Great Britain and operates independently from EU REACH"},{"title":"Rationale for prioritising substances in the UK REACH work programme: 2025 to 2026","organisation":"Defra / Scottish Government / Welsh Government","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-reach-rationale-for-priorities-2025-to-2026/rationale-for-prioritising-substances-in-the-uk-reach-work-programme-2025-to-2026","publication_date":"2025-07-31","access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official policy programme","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-REACH-WP-2025-26. Use: Current GB UK REACH priorities; no new microplastics restriction workstream initiated in this programme"},{"title":"Northern Ireland and EU REACH — HSE guidance","organisation":"Health and Safety Executive (HSE)","url":"https://www.hse.gov.uk/reach/northern-ireland.htm","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official jurisdiction guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-NI-EUREACH-2026. Use: Confirms Northern Ireland remains in EU REACH regulatory systems for chemicals under current arrangements"},{"title":"Waste: export and import","organisation":"Environment Agency / GOV.UK","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/importing-and-exporting-waste","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official waste-shipment guidance","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-IWS-2026. Use: UK post-Brexit international waste-shipment controls; England guidance with links to devolved authorities"},{"title":"International Waste Shipments exported from England","organisation":"Environment Agency / National Data Library","url":"https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5ffdf701-05c2-43b8-ba1e-e65580bbcc08/international-waste-shipments-exported-from-england1","publication_date":null,"access_date":"2026-09-24","country":"united-kingdom","source_type":"official waste-shipment dataset","reliability_category":"government_source","source_rank":1,"notes":"Source ID: UK-IWS-DATA-2026. Use: Public shipment dataset context; currently not sufficient for a UK artificial-turf-specific national tonnage"}]}