Artificial turf recycling in Czechia

Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.

• CURRENT CZECH / EU REGULATORY INFORMATION · official_source_verified

  The EU microplastics restriction was adopted on 25 September 2023 and entered into force on 17 October 2023 (SZÚ / ECHA information). From 17 October 2031, granular polymeric infill for synthetic sports surfaces may no longer be placed on the market under the EU microplastics restriction. This is not a ban on artificial turf; existing pitches are not required to close or remove infill.

  Sources: [1] szu.gov.cz

• CURRENT CZECH INDUSTRY-STRUCTURE CONTEXT · official_source_verified

  The Association of Synthetic Turf Football Pitch Builders with ESTC Membership represents Czech artificial-turf pitch builders and related suppliers; its 2026 general meeting reported 8 regular and 4 associate members. Publicly mentioned sector actors include ENVOS, Sport-Technik Bohemia, JUTA, Abatec CZ, ASSCO, Berger-Huck and Profigrass. Members are artificial-turf value-chain actors — not counted as recycling facilities or EOL processors.

  Sources: [1] asociaceut3g.cz

• CONTRACTOR / INSTALLER · unknown

  Fair Game and other Czech sports-surface companies may construct, maintain, remove and replace artificial surfaces; these activities alone do not prove material recycling. Maintenance actors (brushing, decompaction, cleaning, infill top-up) are not counted as EOL processors unless they physically process removed EOL material. Classification: CONTRACTOR / INSTALLER unless later physical recycling evidence is approved.

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  Czechia — current measured national EOL tonnage: UNKNOWN; current annual replacement count: UNKNOWN; current verified national turf-recycling capacity: UNKNOWN; throughput: UNKNOWN; national destination split: UNKNOWN. No Czechia national tonnes/year model in v1.0: reattestation ≠ replacement, the FAČR register ≠ complete installed base, and system masses, field sizes and infill types vary.

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  Measured quantity of Czech EOL turf exported for recycling: UNKNOWN; destination countries: UNKNOWN. No destination (Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria) is inferred from the presence of recycling infrastructure there. National reuse share: UNKNOWN; where a project reuses old carpet, sand or infill it is classified as REUSE, not material recycling.

• CURRENT FOOTBALL-GOVERNANCE / ATTESTATION REGISTER · official_source_verified

  FAČR maintains an extensive pitch-level register of UT3G football fields used for competition (“Hřiště s UT3G atestovaná k soutěžním utkáním FAČR”), listing region / KFS, district / OFS, club / operator, validity date, competition level and attestation number — but CTE does not treat that register as a complete national synthetic-turf inventory. It is NOT a complete census, does not cover all school or municipal multisport pitches or hockey / tennis / leisure / landscape turf, and some historic / expired records remain visible. Register rows are not counted as national current stock.

  Sources: [1] kshp.cz

• CURRENT FOOTBALL TECHNICAL / GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK · official_source_verified

  The FAČR Competition Regulations effective 1 July 2026 (Appendix 7) define conditions for artificial-turf pitch attestation and use in FAČR competition matches, referring to FIFA requirements, the Rules of the Game, ČSN EN 15330 and FAČR certification procedures. FAČR certification is football quality / certification — NOT environmental or recycling certification.

  Sources: [1] fotbal.cz

• CURRENT PUBLIC PROJECT-LEVEL REPLACEMENT EVIDENCE · official_source_verified

  NEN procurement 2026 — “Rekonstrukce UMT hřiště Mozartova”, Jablonec nad Nisou: existing UTG3 of approximately 114 × 74 m; the project includes dismantling the existing artificial turf, “ecological waste disposal”, installation of new UTG3, silica sand, rubber granulate and additional works. “Ecological disposal” does NOT prove material recycling.

  Sources: [1] nen.nipez.cz

• ARTIFICIAL-TURF MANUFACTURER · company_reported

  JUTA a.s. (JUTAgrass) is a major Czech artificial-turf manufacturer with a synthetic-turf production unit at Na Borkách 89, 544 01 Dvůr Králové nad Labem. ARTIFICIAL-TURF MANUFACTURER — NOT an EOL synthetic-turf recycler; not included in the recycler overview, map, count or capacity (manufacturing, polymer extrusion or technical-textile processing are not EOL turf input).

  Sources: [1] juta.eu [2] estc.info

• INDUSTRY-REPORTED MANUFACTURING / SALES VOLUME · company_reported

  ESTC reports JUTA's synthetic-turf sales volume in 2024 at approximately 2,100,000 m². International manufacturing / sales metric (JUTA operates internationally) — NOT Czech installed turf area, NOT Czech EOL volume, NOT recycling throughput.

  Sources: [1] estc.info

• PROJECT-SPECIFIC HISTORICAL LANDFILL ROUTE · official_source_verified

  Public Czech contract documentation (2020): for an existing artificial-turf football field of 8,778.24 m², old turf including SBR rubber granulate and silica sand — project quantity 219 t — was specified for transport to landfill and landfill disposal. A single project quantity: NOT a Czech average field mass, NOT the current national EOL route, NOT a national landfill share.

  Sources: [1] smlouvy.gov.cz

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  Public Czech project documents demonstrate that landfill/disposal has been used for specific end-of-life artificial-turf projects, while CTE has not identified a current national destination split. National artificial-turf landfill tonnage: UNKNOWN; landfill share: UNKNOWN. National shares of reuse, material recycling, energy recovery, landfill / disposal and export: UNKNOWN.

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  CTE has not identified a currently active Czech fixed full-field synthetic-turf recycling facility that meets the CTE public-evidence standard. Active verified fixed full-field recyclers: 0. Active verified fixed turf-derived part-stream processors (EOL carpet, backing, fibres or used infill as input): 0. Active verified used-infill processors: 0. This is an evidence state — it does not mean Czechia has no recycling.

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  Active verified mobile turf pre-processors in Czechia: 0 VERIFIED. No Czech mobile operator has yet been verified to CTE standard as performing on-site systematic infill separation and turf fraction preparation comparable to Sydvac / Enerius / Domo. This means NO OPERATOR VERIFIED — not that none exist.

• NATIONAL PUBLIC SPORTS-INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL CONTEXT · official_source_verified

  The National Sports Agency (NSA) programme “Standardised sports infrastructure 2020–2025” defines technical requirements for construction / improvement of football pitches with artificial turf, e.g. a minimum pitch dimension of 90 m × 45 m for the programme category described. Minimum dimensions are not used to calculate national area.

  Sources: [1] nsa.gov.cz

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  Landscape artificial-turf stock, EOL and recycling route: UNKNOWN. Comparable national counts for hockey, tennis, school and multisport turf: UNKNOWN (not merged with FAČR UT3G data). Hybrid-turf stock and EOL: UNKNOWN. FAČR / local infrastructure includes full-size, training, small-sided and youth fields — no standard field mass or area is assumed.

• CURRENT CHEMICAL-SAFETY / REACH CONTEXT · official_source_verified

  From 10 August 2022, the maximum sum of eight specified PAHs in rubber granulate / mulch for artificial-turf infill and similar uses is 20 mg/kg (Ministry of Industry and Trade). The limit does not apply retroactively to already-installed infill in the same way; material added later must comply. Not an EOL recycling quality specification.

  Sources: [1] mpo.gov.cz

• CURRENT REACH / MICROPLASTIC REPORTING CONTEXT · official_source_verified

  The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (30 April 2026) explains current REACH reporting requirements for synthetic polymer microparticles; 2026 reporting includes estimated releases in 2025 for entities subject to the reporting requirement. Not all artificial-turf owners necessarily have the same reporting obligation.

  Sources: [1] mpo.gov.cz

• HISTORICAL FAČR ASSET-AGE / REATTESTATION CONTEXT · official_source_verified

  Historical (as of 30 September 2016): 3 new UT3G pitches had been built in the period and 31 pitches reattested; FAČR expected annual reattestations to exceed 40, described as a normal annual level at the time. The commission noted that a number of pitches built around 2002–2005/06 had not yet had their UT3G replaced and were nearing or beyond acceptable playing condition. NOT a current 2026 replacement rate.

  Sources: [1] kshp.cz

• FAČR 2024 REATTESTATION / CONDITION DATA · official_source_verified

  In 2024, 64 UT3G pitches were reattested; 2 did not meet the required parameters and could not have their certification extended. One identified example subsequently received a complete surface replacement and new certification. Evidence of ageing infrastructure and a replacement market — NOT a national EOL or replacement count.

  Sources: [1] fotbal.cz

• CURRENT FAČR REATTESTATION ACTIVITY · official_source_verified

  Between February and April 2026 the FAČR certification commissioner reattested 22 artificial-turf pitches (KSHP meeting, 29 April 2026). Activity indicator only: 22 ≠ new fields, ≠ annual replacements, ≠ EOL fields.

  Sources: [1] fotbal.cz

• PROJECT-SPECIFIC PRODUCT RECYCLABILITY REQUIREMENT · official_source_verified

  Public Czech contract documentation (PROLEMAX, areál Viktoria UMT) procures an artificial-turf product described as fully recyclable, with PU backing, requiring a certificate of full recyclability; the 2025 project documentation (2025_UMT_RS) also contains a fully recyclable product specification. PRODUCT / PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT — NOT evidence that domestic recycling actually occurs. Recyclable ≠ recycled; recycled content ≠ EOL recycling.

  Sources: [1] smlouvy.gov.cz [2] 2whg9wk.257.cz

• UPSTREAM TYRE RECYCLER / SECONDARY RUBBER PRODUCER · company_reported

  RPG RECYCLING, s.r.o. (operational facility Vazová 2143, 688 01 Uherský Brod) primarily processes END-OF-LIFE TYRES (waste code 16 01 03) into SBR rubber granulate, steel cord and textile fibre. UPSTREAM TYRE RECYCLER / SECONDARY RUBBER PRODUCER — NOT an end-of-life synthetic-turf recycler, NOT a turf-derived infill processor; no pin on the synthetic-turf recycler map. Tyres → SBR → artificial turf ≠ artificial turf → recycling.

  Sources: [1] rpgrecycling.cz [2] rpgrecycling.cz

• REGULATORY HISTORICAL / AUTHORISED TYRE-RECYCLING CAPACITY · official_source_verified

  The Zlín Regional Authority decision to operate the RPG facility in Uherský Brod (facility ID CZZ00332) states a planned annual capacity of 50,000 t/year and a planned daily capacity of 120 t/day for recycling used tyres and other rubber waste. TYRE / RUBBER PERMIT CAPACITY — NOT synthetic-turf recycling capacity; not added to CTE turf capacity.

  Sources: [1] rpgrecycling.cz

• UPSTREAM RECYCLED-RUBBER SUPPLY · company_reported

  RPG sells / produces SBR rubber granulate used in sports applications including artificial-turf-related uses and discusses PAH and product-from-waste context (company-reported). Classification: UPSTREAM RECYCLED-RUBBER SUPPLY — upstream material circularity, not EOL turf recycling.

  Sources: [1] rpgrecycling.cz

• SPORTS-PITCH CONTRACTOR / ARTIFICIAL-TURF INSTALLER / RECONSTRUCTION ACTOR · official_source_verified

  SPORT-TECHNIK BOHEMIA s.r.o. is a sports-pitch contractor / artificial-turf installer / reconstruction actor; public procurement (e.g. Liberec 2024 contract, Stará Ještědská) demonstrates construction and replacement work. NOT classified as a recycler — no downstream physical recycling evidence; no recycler map pin.

  Sources: [1] smlouvy.gov.cz

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  Czechia — current verified national artificial-turf pitch count: UNKNOWN; current verified national area: UNKNOWN. CTE has not identified a complete current public national inventory covering all artificial-turf sports pitches and other turf applications in Czechia. No national total is derived from FAČR certification data.

• UPSTREAM RECYCLED-RUBBER PRODUCT / SUPPLY ACTOR · company_reported

  Tuflex markets recycled RR / SBR rubber granulate for uses including artificial-turf infill. UPSTREAM RECYCLED-RUBBER PRODUCT / SUPPLY ACTOR — not a turf recycler; the rubber is not proven to derive from used artificial-turf infill.

  Sources: [1] tuflex.cz

• INSTALLER / REMOVAL / REPLACEMENT ACTOR · company_reported

  VYSSPA Sports Technology is a sports-surface contractor that advertises “ecological replacement of artificial football turf” and removal of old surfaces (company-reported). NOT a verified EOL material recycler: the public source does not establish a fixed turf-recycling line, output fractions, downstream material transformation or annual turf-recycling capacity.

  Sources: [1] vysspa.cz

• CURRENT CZECH END-OF-WASTE / PRODUCT-FROM-WASTE REGULATORY CONTEXT · official_source_verified

  Act No. 541/2020 Coll. on Waste is the current national waste framework. The Ministry of Industry and Trade maintains procedures / opinions on products made from waste and when materials cease to be waste, including rules for placing construction products made from waste on the market (general context — not synthetic-turf-specific End-of-Waste approval). Used turf sand, used SBR and used turf fibres do NOT automatically have End-of-Waste status; no site-specific permitting conclusion is drawn.

  Sources: [1] mpo.gov.cz [2] mpo.gov.cz

• PROJECT-SPECIFIC CZECH WASTE-CODE / MASS EXAMPLE · official_source_verified

  Public Czech project documentation lists removed artificial turf as waste code 17 02 03 (plastic): turf area 3,313.96 m², estimated artificial-turf mass 11.599 t including infill in the project calculation. Project-specific — not converted into a national kg/m² system mass; the figure may reflect only the booked waste item / accounting convention.

  Sources: [1] smlouvy.gov.cz

• PROJECT-SPECIFIC WASTE DOCUMENTATION · official_source_verified

  A recent (2025) Czech public project uses waste-code / landfill items including 17 02 03 (plastic construction waste) and 17 09 04 (mixed construction waste), and identifies approximately 23.1 t of original turf in that project context. No universal system composition is derived.

  Sources: [1] 2whg9wk.257.cz

• CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown

  Universal Czech EOL synthetic-turf waste code: NOT ESTABLISHED. Public project evidence shows 17 02 03 and 17 09 04 used depending on project / fraction / classification; these are not harmonised into one national code.

Each URL is listed once; the claim-source links above are preserved per statement.

1. Registr smluv — 2025_UMT_RS — project documentation · 2whg9wk.257.cz · 2 statements
2. Asociace výstavby hřišť s UT3G (ESTC members) — Association website · asociaceut3g.cz · 1 statements
3. ESTC — Members — JUTA a.s. · estc.info · 2 statements
4. FAČR — Soutěžní řád FAČR — effective 1 July 2026 (Appendix 7) · fotbal.cz · 1 statements
5. FAČR — Zápis z jednání Komise pro stadiony a hrací plochy FAČR dne 29. 4. 2026 · fotbal.cz · 1 statements
6. FAČR — FAČR annual / development report (2024) · fotbal.cz · 1 statements
7. JUTA a.s. — JUTA a.s. — company · juta.eu · 1 statements
8. FAČR — Komise pro stadiony a hrací plochy (KSHP) — Hřiště s UT3G atestovaná k soutěžním utkáním FAČR (live register) · kshp.cz · 1 statements
9. FAČR — KSHP — Zápis KSHP 5. 10. 2016 · kshp.cz · 1 statements
10. Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (MPO) — Aktualizované pokyny pro podávání zpráv o mikroplastech (30 Apr 2026) · mpo.gov.cz · 1 statements
11. Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (MPO) — Omezení PAU v pryžových granulích · mpo.gov.cz · 1 statements
12. Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (MPO) — Vyjádření MPO dle zákona o odpadech · mpo.gov.cz · 1 statements
13. Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (MPO) — Pravidla pro uvádění výrobků na trh pro stavební výrobky vyrobené z odpadu · mpo.gov.cz · 1 statements
14. NEN — Národní elektronický nástroj — Rekonstrukce UMT hřiště Mozartova, Jablonec nad Nisou (N006/26/V00010787) · nen.nipez.cz · 1 statements
15. Národní sportovní agentura (NSA) — Program Standardizovaná sportovní infrastruktura 2020–2025 (4th update) · nsa.gov.cz · 1 statements
16. RPG RECYCLING, s.r.o. — RPG Recycling — company · rpgrecycling.cz · 1 statements
17. Zlín Regional Authority (via RPG Recycling) — Decision to operate facility, Uherský Brod (CZZ00332) · rpgrecycling.cz · 1 statements
18. RPG RECYCLING, s.r.o. — Environment · rpgrecycling.cz · 1 statements
19. RPG RECYCLING, s.r.o. — Eco-friendly tyre disposal · rpgrecycling.cz · 1 statements
20. Registr smluv (smlouvy.gov.cz) — SoD PROLEMAX — areál Viktoria UMT · smlouvy.gov.cz · 1 statements
21. Registr smluv (smlouvy.gov.cz) — S-2020-319-0500 výměna povrchu TCM — smlouva · smlouvy.gov.cz · 1 statements
22. Registr smluv (smlouvy.gov.cz) — Příloha — project waste item 17 02 03 (3,313.96 m²) · smlouvy.gov.cz · 1 statements
23. Registr smluv (smlouvy.gov.cz) — DS202400844 Sport-Technik Bohemia — sportoviště Stará Ještědská (Liberec 2024) · smlouvy.gov.cz · 1 statements
24. Státní zdravotní ústav (SZÚ) / ECHA — Granule a mulčovací materiály na sportovních hřištích s umělým povrchem · szu.gov.cz · 1 statements
25. Tuflex — Recyklovaný SBR granulát · tuflex.cz · 1 statements
26. VYSSPA Sports Technology — Sportovní povrchy · vysspa.cz · 1 statements