Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Current verified national turf-recycling capacity: UNKNOWN. Throughput: UNKNOWN. Maxmar capacity and throughput: UNKNOWN — not derived from machine ownership, project count, company size or the 10-year lifetime claim. Tyre-recycling capacity is not turf capacity. Project and contract values are not capacity.
NEW / CONVERSION / RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT · official_source_verified
Daruvar, March 2025: reconstruction and equipping of a football pitch with artificial turf — total project value EUR 632,241.55, grant EUR 300,000. The existing surface is described as grass in poor condition — not old synthetic-turf EOL evidence.
Sources: [1] rada.hr
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
National treatment split (reuse, material recycling, energy recovery, landfill / disposal, export): UNKNOWN — no chart. National destinations of removed sand, used performance infill (SBR, EPDM, TPE) and turf carpet: UNKNOWN. Maxmar proves separation capability only; its reuse / recycling statements are company-reported potential routes, not verified national outcomes. Used field infill ≠ new rubber granulate from tyres.
GENERAL CROATIAN END-OF-WASTE FRAMEWORK · official_source_verified
Pravilnik o ukidanju statusa otpada (NN 55/2023) sets End-of-Waste criteria for specific recovered-material streams; eligible plastic-related codes include 17 02 03 and 19 12 04 under specified recovery conditions. End-of-Waste is process-, material- and compliance-specific — turf-derived PE/PP, used sand or infill do not automatically cease to be waste.
Sources: [1] narodne-novine.nn.hr
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Current measured national EOL tonnage: UNKNOWN. Current official annual artificial-turf replacement count: UNKNOWN. Current national treatment split: UNKNOWN. No Croatia tonnes/year model in v1.0 — HNS programme totals, local projects and the Maxmar 10-year lifetime claim are not used to model national flows.
CURRENT EU / CROATIAN REGULATORY CONTEXT · official_source_verified
From 17 October 2031, granular polymeric infill for synthetic sports surfaces may no longer be placed on the EU market (Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, applicable in Croatia as an EU Member State). This is not a ban on artificial turf, does not require existing pitches to close and does not require existing SBR to be removed in 2031.
Sources: [1] eur-lex.europa.eu
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Current measured Croatian turf export for recycling: UNKNOWN. Destination countries: UNKNOWN — not inferred from proximity to Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany or the Netherlands, or from available facilities.
CURRENT NATIONAL END-OF-LIFE TYRE SYSTEM · official_source_verified
Croatia operates a regulated end-of-life tyre system (FZOEU): waste tyres are separately collected and treated for material or energy recovery; current 2026 operator-network documents state that collected waste tyres for which domestic capacity exists must be recovered / recycled in Croatia. This is the tyre system — not a synthetic-turf EOL system; the rule is not inferred to apply to used turf infill.
Sources: [1] fzoeu.hr
UPSTREAM END-OF-LIFE TYRE RECYCLER / SECONDARY RUBBER PRODUCER (COMPANY CLAIM) · company_reported
GUMIIMPEX-GRP d.o.o., active: states it was the first Croatian company to begin recycling used vehicle tyres, in 2005; outputs are rubber granulates used in construction, infrastructure, sports fields and urban surfaces. Used tyres → SBR / rubber granulate → sports field is upstream material supply, not end-of-life synthetic-turf recycling. Not a turf recycler; its tyre capacity / throughput is not turf capacity / throughput; no turf pin.
Sources: [1] gumiimpex.hr
HNS PROGRAMME / INFRASTRUCTURE COUNT AS OF 2022 · official_source_verified
Gospić, 19 October 2022: the HNS president stated at the opening that this was the 19th artificial-turf field in the HNS infrastructure investment / delivery context. 19 is an HNS programme count — not all Croatian artificial-turf pitches and not current 2026 national stock.
Sources: [1] hns.family
HISTORICAL HNS / UEFA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME ACTIVITY · official_source_verified
In 2020 HNS stated it had financed artificial turf at 6 pitches and planned a further 6 through UEFA HatTrick. Historical programme activity; 6 + 6 + 19 are never added because programme years / cohorts overlap.
Sources: [1] hns.family
HISTORICAL PROGRAMME COVERAGE · official_source_verified
HNS annual report 2021: artificial turf had been donated / installed across 14 county football associations within its infrastructure programme, with further fields planned for 2022. 14 county associations ≠ 14 pitches ≠ national stock.
Sources: [1] hns-cff.hr
CURRENT FOOTBALL TECHNICAL / LICENSING CONTEXT · official_source_verified
HNS publishes club licensing and UEFA / FIFA technical circulars; in 2026 this includes guidance on FIFA Quality Programme developments for non-filled and mineral-infill artificial-turf systems. Football technical context — not waste regulation or recycling certification, and not evidence that these systems are dominant in Croatia.
Sources: [1] hnl.hr
SPORTS-INFRASTRUCTURE / CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR · official_source_verified
JADRO d.d. was the contract winner for the 2026 Poljud auxiliary-pitch turf replacement. Classified as sports-infrastructure / construction contractor — not a turf recycler; no recycler pin.
Sources: [1] hr.openprocurements.com
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Standard fixed turf-recycler pins in Croatia: 0. Maxmar Grupa appears in the Recycler Overview as a mobile pre-processor with no fixed pin (office address is not a processing plant). Not pinned: Gumiimpex (tyre recycler), JADRO (contractor), municipal collection points. This does not mean Croatia has no turf recycling — domestic fixed full-field recycling is simply not publicly verified to CTE standard.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Poljud and Park Mladeži (replacements), Zlatar (new / reconstruction), Pregrada (new field) and Daruvar (reconstruction / conversion) show an active Croatian artificial-turf market; they do not establish annual national construction or replacement rates and are never aggregated.
COMPANY-REPORTED RECYCLING / REUSE, MARKET AND LIFETIME CLAIMS · company_reported
Maxmar company claims (not CTE conclusions): sand, granulate and artificial turf can be reused / recycled; it is the only company in Croatia and the wider area with its specific dismantling machine; typical synthetic-turf lifetime is approximately 10 years, earlier with poor maintenance. CTE does not assign 100% recovery or reuse; downstream recycler, final products and fraction quantities are PROJECT-SPECIFIC / UNKNOWN; the lifetime claim is not used in any national model.
Sources: [1] maxmargrupa.com
ACTIVE MOBILE EOL TURF PRE-PROCESSOR / INFILL SEPARATION (COMPANY-REPORTED) · company_reported
MAXMAR GRUPA d.o.o. (company base Repulčeva 6, Klinča Sela, 10450 Jastrebarsko), active: describes 'demontaža i zbrinjavanje stare umjetne trave' and states it owns a specialist machine for dismantling old artificial-turf pitches that physically separates granulate and sand from the turf carpet. CTE classification: active mobile EOL turf pre-processor (physical on-site pre-processing / material separation) — not a fixed full-field recycler; no fixed map pin. Capacity and throughput: UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] maxmargrupa.com
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Landscape artificial-turf stock, EOL and recycling: UNKNOWN. Padel / tennis / multisport comparable synthetic-turf count: UNKNOWN (not extrapolated from HNS football projects). Hybrid-turf stock and EOL: UNKNOWN (not combined with synthetic turf). '100% recyclable' product marketing is a recyclability claim — not proof of actual recycling, domestic capacity or EOL destination.
CURRENT PROJECT-SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT / EOL REMOVAL CASE · official_source_verified
Split, ŠC Park Mladeži, 2026: replacement of artificial turf, contracted value EUR 249,017.59 excl. VAT. Works include removal and 'zbrinjavanje' (waste handling / disposal) of the existing turf, levelling, irrigation / cooling improvements and a new system of shock layer, artificial turf, quartz sand and organic granulate. 'Zbrinjavanje' is classified as waste handling / disposal — destination not further verified, not material recycling. Organic infill is a project-specific example, not a national share.
Sources: [1] jusos.hr
CURRENT COMPLETED PROCUREMENT / ARTIFICIAL-TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT · official_source_verified
Split, Stadion Poljud (auxiliary pitch): 2026 procurement 'Zamjena umjetnog travnjaka' — estimated value EUR 345,000 excl. VAT; contract signed 27 May 2026, contract value EUR 215,562.02 excl. VAT; contractor JADRO d.d. Project value ≠ recycling cost ≠ national market size. Old-turf destination: UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] hr.openprocurements.com
CURRENT / RECENT NEW ARTIFICIAL-TURF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT · official_source_verified
Pregrada: construction of an auxiliary artificial-turf football field — turf area 7,490 m², minimum 107 × 70 m, estimated works value EUR 905,000, ministry co-financing EUR 300,000. New field — not EOL replacement.
Sources: [1] pregrada.hr
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
CTE has not identified a currently active Croatian fixed full-field synthetic-turf recycling facility that meets the CTE public-evidence standard. Verified counts: fixed full-field 0; fixed turf-derived part-stream (carpet, fibres / backing, infill) 0; fixed used-infill 0; mobile EOL pre-processors 1 (Maxmar Grupa). Generic plastics and rubber recyclers do not qualify without turf-specific input evidence.
CURRENT FOOTBALL-USE / VENUE EVIDENCE · official_source_verified
HNS Semafor competition data (2026/27) identifies active venues labelled 'umjetna trava', including examples in Pula, Rovinj, Buje and Vinež. Competition rows are not counted into a national census.
Sources: [1] semafor.hns.family
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Current verified national artificial-turf pitch count: UNKNOWN. Current verified national artificial-turf area: UNKNOWN. CTE has not identified a complete current public national census; no total is reconstructed from HNS programmes, competition venues, municipal projects, club facilities or procurement notices.
CURRENT NATIONAL WASTE FRAMEWORK · official_source_verified
Zakon o gospodarenju otpadom (NN 84/21, 142/23) is the current national waste framework (waste hierarchy, collection, treatment, recovery, disposal, cross-border movement, information systems). No turf-specific permit status is inferred.
Sources: [1] zakon.hr
NATIONAL WASTE-CATALOGUE CONTEXT · official_source_verified
The Croatian waste catalogue (Pravilnik o gospodarenju otpadom, NN 106/2022) includes 17 02 03 plastic and 17 09 04 mixed construction / demolition waste. A universal Croatian EOL synthetic-turf waste code is NOT ESTABLISHED; classification depends on fraction, origin, separation stage, contamination and waste-management context.
Sources: [1] narodne-novine.nn.hr
LOCAL MUNICIPAL WASTE-COLLECTION EXAMPLE · official_source_verified
Zeleni Seget (municipal recycling yard) lists artificial turf among bulky-waste floor coverings accepted — showing landscape / household turf can enter municipal bulky-waste routes. Collection in a recycling yard ≠ material recycling; not extrapolated nationally. National landscape / household turf quantity and recycling share: UNKNOWN; not merged with sports-field EOL.
Sources: [1] zeleniseget.hr
CURRENT NEW / RECONSTRUCTED ARTIFICIAL-TURF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT · official_source_verified
Zlatar: reconstruction and equipping of an auxiliary football pitch with artificial turf, in implementation (September 2026); government co-financing EUR 240,000; contractor Cestno poduzeće Croatia d.o.o.; target completion 15 January 2027. Not treated as EOL replacement (no source evidence of old synthetic turf).
Sources: [1] zlatar.hr
