Circular Turf Europe
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| Country | EOL data type | Installed base | Active full / multi-fraction | Active part-stream | Active pre-processors | Historical / closed | Public capacity | Public throughput | Data completeness | Regulatory evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 44–48 kt/y — CTE MODEL — PUBLIC INPUTS | KNVB 2024: ≈1,630 football pitches with polymeric infill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | PARTIAL | NO | Documented unknowns remain | CMP (current national waste-policy framework since 30 Dec 2025; LAP3 historical) · Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) |
| Germany | 40–62.5 kt/y — UBA 2022 HISTORICAL ESTIMATE (2030 projection 70–100 kt/y) | UBA HISTORICAL INSTALLED-BASE DATA: 5,509 large + approx. 2,000 small artificial-turf pitches — not a 2026 census | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PARTIAL | NO | Documented unknowns remain | KrWG / federal waste law · Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) |
| France | 48.4–79.2 kt/y — CTE MODEL — FOOTBALL-BASED | FFF January 2024: 3,300 synthetic 11-a-side football pitches | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | PARTIAL | PARTIAL | Documented unknowns remain | ICPE authorisations · Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) |
| Belgium | UNKNOWN — no approved national model | Regional only, not summed: Flanders 438 · Wallonia 235 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NO | NO | Documented unknowns remain | Regional: VLAREMA/OVAM · Wallonia EoW · Brudalex · Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) |
| United Kingdom | UNKNOWN — NO VERIFIED NATIONAL DATA | UNKNOWN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | YES | NO | Documented unknowns remain | Separate regimes: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland |
| Denmark | UNKNOWN — NO MEASURED NATIONAL DATA | DBU 2024/25: approx. 500 artificial-turf football pitches (football only; not a 2026 census) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 0 separate historical sites · 1 historical operator at the current site (Re-Match A/S) | NO | NO | Frozen v1.0 — 1 active synthetic-turf recovery/processing site (Turf Recycling ApS, Herning; exact process not verified, not classified as full-field); Re-Match = historical operator at the same site, not a second facility | Miljøstyrelsen · Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 |
| Sweden | UNKNOWN — PUBLICLY DOCUMENTED DATA GAP · historical ≈50 pitches/year (IVL / BeKoGr 2021 only — HISTORICAL, NOT CURRENT) | ≈1,400 artificial-turf pitches ≈ 10 million m² (Naturvårdsverket; public estimate, not a census) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 — 0 historical processing sites · Ragn-Sells / Renova / Sysav = historical energy-recovery routes, not counted | NO | NO | Frozen v1.0 — 1 active mobile pre-processor (Sydvac); 0 verified fixed full-field / part-stream / infill processors; national treatment split UNKNOWN. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Swedish Environmental Code guidance · national supervision campaign Sep–Nov 2026 · case-by-case waste classification |
| Austria | UNKNOWN — FEDERAL PUBLIC DATA-GAP STATEMENT | UNKNOWN nationally · regional only, not summed: Tyrol 49 of 279 football pitches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 0 historical processing sites · 1 documented project-specific case (IFE 2026) · KIAS = upstream tyre recycler, excluded | NO | NO | Frozen v1.0 — 0 verified fixed full-field / commercial part-stream / commercial infill processors; national stock, EOL, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Federal microplastics action plan 2022–2025 · Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Länder policies differ · Vienna municipal example |
| Switzerland | UNKNOWN — no national model; multiple stock estimates with different scope | ≈465 football artificial-turf pitches (research estimate) · ≈800 broader artificial/artificial-like sport surfaces (satellite) — different scopes, not merged | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 1 active verified processing / recycling route (Realsport — exact site not verified, not a fixed full-field facility) · 0 fixed full-field facilities with verified address · 1 R&D (TISCAREC, completed 2023) | NO | NO | Frozen v1.0 — national EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. 0 verified pins reflects missing location evidence, not absence of recycling. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Federal framework + cantonal enforcement · no universal waste code identified · not an EU member — EU 2031 infill restriction not automatically applicable; Swiss status UNKNOWN |
| Ireland | UNKNOWN — no national stock denominator; no national CTE model | Republic of Ireland: national pitch stock and area UNKNOWN (FAI / GAA registers not summed) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 — 1 active mobile pre-processor (JNC Premier Pitches) · 0 verified fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 fixed infill processors | NO | NO | Frozen v1.0 — national stock, area, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Zero fixed facilities is an evidence status, not a performance ranking. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · EPA waste authorisation · EPA End-of-Waste criteria · EPA Report 430 microplastic field study |
| Spain | UNKNOWN — historical stock figures only; no national CTE model | Current stock UNKNOWN · historical CSD football estimate >4,000 (HISTORICAL ONLY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 — 0 fixed full-field · 1 fixed part-stream (Bosque Urbano — permit 10 t/y turf plastic) · 1 pre-processor / separation (Pomont Sur) · 1 R&D / pilot (DECAMP) · reuse actor CesReFut not counted | PARTIAL | NO | Frozen v1.0 — current stock, EOL, replacements, full-field capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Only a part-stream permit quantity is public. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Ley 7/2022 · Orden TED/1522/2021 (tyre-rubber End-of-Waste) · LER 17 02 03 permit-specific |
| Portugal | UNKNOWN — football-only derived estimate (≈1,057); no national CTE model | 2,072 football fields (FPF 2024) · ≈51% synthetic · ≈1,057 synthetic football fields (FOOTBALL ONLY, derived 2,072 × 51%) · total national synthetic turf UNKNOWN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 — 0 fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 fixed infill · 1 mobile pre-processor (Domo Portugal) · reuse actors (Playpiso, Mondo) not counted as material recyclers | NO | NO | Frozen v1.0 — total stock, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; football-only stock derived from FPF 2024. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · no universal turf waste code · End-of-Waste for turf fractions UNKNOWN |
| Italy | UNKNOWN — no national CTE model; company-reported >100 removals/year (Refield claim, not official) | Current stock UNKNOWN · ≈200 football fields/year constructed (LND estimate — not stock / not replacement rate) · historical >1,000 fields (FIGC / LND, context only) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 1 fixed full-field (Refield, Piobbico) · 0 additional fixed part-stream · 0 additional fixed infill · mobile service operators UNKNOWN · 1 mobile recycling technology provider (100% TurfRecyclers, not counted as a facility) | NO | NO | Frozen v1.0 — stock, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; one verified fixed full-field facility. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · D.Lgs 152/2006 · waste codes project-specific (17 09 04 / 17 02 03) · End-of-Waste per fraction not verified |
| Poland | UNKNOWN — no national CTE model | Current stock UNKNOWN · 2,604 Orlik artificial-turf pitches (HISTORICAL PROGRAMME OUTPUT) · GUS 2022: 3,689 multipurpose fields, 72.2% synthetic surface (general sports-surface data, NOT artificial-turf stock) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 — 0 verified fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 fixed infill · 1 mobile pre-processor (Enerius) | NO | NO | Draft v1.0 — stock, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · BDO / KPO traceability · waste codes project / fraction-specific |
| Czechia | UNKNOWN — no national CTE model | Current stock UNKNOWN · FAČR UT3G competition register (NOT a national census) · reattestations 64 (2024), 22 (Feb–Apr 2026) — activity indicators only | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 0 verified fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 used-infill · 0 mobile pre-processors verified | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · PAH 20 mg/kg since 10 Aug 2022 · waste codes project-specific |
| Slovakia | UNKNOWN — no national CTE model | Current stock UNKNOWN · 23 pitches (2006, HISTORICAL ONLY) · 20-field SFZ / UEFA programme (2015, PROGRAMME CONTEXT) · 11 standard fields East Slovakia (2015, REGIONAL HISTORICAL) · HatTrick IV 17-project programme (HISTORICAL) — not added | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 0 verified fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 used-infill · 0 mobile pre-processors verified | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Act 79/2015 (amended 188/2025) · 17 02 03 not a universal turf code |
| Slovenia | UNKNOWN — no national CTE model | Current stock UNKNOWN · NZS large artificial-turf pitch register: OFFICIAL AS OF 15 DEC 2022 — not current 2026 stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 0 verified fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 mobile pre-processors · 1 maintenance / infill-removal actor identified (Lepa Trata — NOT a recycler count) | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · IS-Odpadki reporting ≠ recycling proof · 17 02 03 not a universal turf code |
| Croatia | UNKNOWN — no national CTE model | Current stock UNKNOWN · 19th HNS field (2022, PROGRAMME COUNT) · 6 financed + 6 planned (2020, PROGRAMME) · 14 county associations (2021, COVERAGE) — not added | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 — 0 fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 fixed used-infill · 1 mobile pre-processor (Maxmar Grupa, no fixed pin) | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Act NN 84/21, 142/23 · 17 02 03 not a universal turf code · End-of-Waste conditional |
| Hungary | MLSZ PROGRAMME RENOVATIONS (2023: 28 · 2024: 110 · 2025: 74) — not national all-sector EOL; tonnage UNKNOWN | Current national stock UNKNOWN · MLSZ programme infrastructure substantial (879 through 2023; 602 / 184 / 89 / 23 for 2012–2024; ≈80 OLLÉ pre-2010) — programme data, not current stock, not added | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 — 0 fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 1 pre-processing / reuse actor (GT Sport, no fixed pin) | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, all-sector replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; MLSZ programme renovations known. Evidence state, not a performance score. | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Act 2012/CLXXXV · EPR context · no universal turf code |
| Romania | Project-specific replacement evidence only (Iclod 2026, UAIC 2023, TUIASI 2019) — national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN | Current national stock UNKNOWN · FRF county programme ≈20 (Aug 2026) · CNI bases 40 completed / ~60 in progress / ~50 awaiting approval (Mar 2025) — separate, not added | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 — 0 fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 1 mobile pre-processor (General Sport Field, no fixed pin) | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; FRF / CNI programme data known | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · OUG 92/2021 · HG 856/2002 · no universal turf waste code |
| Bulgaria | Project-specific evidence only (Madan 2026 removal to depot; Plovdiv 2026 funding) — national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN | Current national stock UNKNOWN · historical UEFA HatTrick 40 mini-pitches in 40 municipalities · Kazanlak 2021: 3 mini-pitches · Aksakovo 2022: 3 mini-pitches — not added | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 0 fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 mobile pre-processors verified | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Management Act · Ordinance No. 2/2014 · no universal turf waste code |
| Greece | Multiple 2025–2026 project-specific replacement / removal cases (Thira, Sparta, Galatini, Ermoupoli, Kallithea) — national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN | Current national stock and area UNKNOWN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 — 0 fixed full-field · 0 fixed part-stream · 0 mobile pre-processors verified | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border route research required | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · national waste legislation · AADE infill context · no universal turf waste code |
| Estonia | Project-specific replacements (Narva intended reuse, Annelinna, Tartu Coop, Jüri) — national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN | Current national stock and area UNKNOWN (EJL venue database ≠ census) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 — 1 historical / inactive technology actor: ASIE / ARENA (deleted 6 Jan 2023) · 0 active processors | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border historical case flagged | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Act (amended 2026) · no universal turf waste code |
| Latvia | Multiple 2024–2026 project-specific replacements (Jelgava, Riga 72, Valka, Līvāni, Sloka, Balvi) — national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN | Current national stock and area UNKNOWN (historical LFF programme: 68 MiniPitch, 12 medium fields, full-size fields in 18 municipalities — context only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border route research required | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Management Law with tyre producer obligations · no universal turf waste code |
| Lithuania | Verified project-specific reuse (Visaginas 2026, used turf reinstalled); national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN; 1 removal / renovation actor (J&E Sports Baltic) | Current national stock and area UNKNOWN (LFF venues = active-use evidence, not census) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border route UNKNOWN / high-priority research | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Management Act VIII-787 (consolidated 1 Sep 2026) · no universal turf waste code |
| Finland | Verified municipal / project reuse (multiple cases, Tampere 2026); national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN; six-city study: no domestic infill separator or mat recycler | Exact current count UNKNOWN; “hundreds of artificial-turf fields” (Helsinki 2025); 207 in 2013 = HISTORICAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — domestic capacity 0 verified / no dedicated business; stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border route UNKNOWN / high-priority research | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · national waste-law URL pending (data gap) · no universal turf waste code |
| Luxembourg | Multiple verified 2025–2026 project removals / replacements (destinations UNKNOWN); national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN | National stock and area UNKNOWN (9 non-filled football pitches = Luxembourg City contract only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border route UNKNOWN / high-priority research | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · amended waste law of 21 Mar 2012 · PNGDR 2026 · WSR 2024/1157 + DIWASS from 21 May 2026 · no universal turf waste code |
| Cyprus | Project-specific replacement evidence (Germasogeia verified; Deryneia 2026 reconstruction; destinations UNKNOWN); national EOL tonnage and replacements UNKNOWN | National stock and area UNKNOWN (UEFA HatTrick 40 + 20 mini-pitches = historical only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border route UNKNOWN / high-priority research | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Law 185(I)/2011 (incl. 7(I)/2026) · WSR 2024/1157 from 21 May 2026 · no universal turf waste code |
| Malta | Verified replacement activity (Centenary, Kirkop, Safi; destinations UNKNOWN); MFA 22 resurfaced = programme activity only; national EOL and annual replacements UNKNOWN | National stock and area UNKNOWN (22 MFA-resurfaced pitches and 6 planned 2025 are not stock and not summed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO | NO | v1.0 frozen — stock, EOL tonnage, replacements, capacity, throughput and treatment split UNKNOWN; cross-border route UNKNOWN / very high-priority research | Restriction on placing specified synthetic polymer microparticle granular infill on the market from the applicable date under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (not a ban on synthetic turf pitches) · Waste Regulations S.L. 549.63 · WSR 2024/1157 from 21 May 2026 (national amendment = consultation) · no universal turf waste code |
| Criterion | Austria | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| EOL volume (see evidence type) | UNKNOWN — FEDERAL PUBLIC DATA-GAP STATEMENT (Aktionsplan Mikroplastik 2022–2025) | NO CURRENT MEASURED NATIONAL FIGURE IDENTIFIED |
| Volume evidence | estimated | UNKNOWN |
| Regulation / authorities | Unknown / data required | Unknown / data required |
| Last reviewed | Unknown / data required | 2026-09-24 |