Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
Current national actual recycling throughput, route shares and final destinations by material stream are not yet fully verified in the French CTE public-source dataset.
Limitation: This is the main evidence gap for establishing a French environmental-impact or destination-retention score.
CTE MODEL — PUBLIC INPUTS · CTE 2026 model using public stock/lifetime inputs · cte_model
CTE public-input stock-turnover model: the 3,300 synthetic full-size football pitches reported by FFF, divided by a 10–15 year service-life range, corresponds to a long-run replacement equivalent of about 220–330 football pitches per year.
Limitation: Formula: 3,300 synthetic football pitches ÷ 15–10 years = 220–330 pitch-equivalents/year. This is a steady-state stock-turnover model, not a measured annual replacement count. France has a non-uniform age profile and changing system types.
Sources: [1] media.fff.fr [2] senat.fr
CTE MODEL — PUBLIC INPUTS · CTE 2026 model · cte_model
CTE public-input area model: 220–330 full-size pitch equivalents/year × ESTC's ~7,000 m² reference corresponds to about 1.54–2.31 million m²/year of football synthetic-turf replacement equivalent.
Limitation: Formula: 220–330 pitch-equivalents/year × 7,000 m²/pitch. This is a football-only model; it is not a measured national EOL area and it is not a model for landscape, hybrid, or leisure turf.
Sources: [1] media.fff.fr [2] senat.fr [3] estc.info
CTE MODEL — PUBLIC INPUTS / HIGH UNCERTAINTY · CTE 2026 model · cte_model
CTE MODEL — PUBLIC INPUTS — FOOTBALL-BASED: 3,300 FFF synthetic football pitches ÷ 10–15 year replacement cycle × 220–240 t/field gives about 48.4–79.2 kt/year (3,300 ÷ 15 × 220 t ≈ 48.4 kt; 3,300 ÷ 10 × 240 t ≈ 79.2 kt).
Limitation: This is a model calculation and not measured annual waste, regulatory data, or recycler intake. It is not the total for French synthetic turf across all sports, as it excludes hockey, rugby, tennis, multisport, landscape, smaller pitches, and other synthetic surfaces.
Sources: [1] media.fff.fr [2] senat.fr [3] estc.info
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
CTE has not identified a current measured national annual artificial-turf EOL tonnage for France.
Limitation: The CTE model should be identified as a model and is not to be presented as official French waste statistics.
· company_reported
Fieldservices removes turf by automated cutting and extracts the infill on site by mechanical beating; the de-infilled turf is rolled and transported to the Eurofield industrial site in Isbergues. There the carpet components are separated; fibres are routed to plastics recycling (PE extrusion), while the backing is reportedly shredded and used for energy recovery in nearby industry.
Limitation: The combustion of the backing is energy recovery, not material recycling; for this reason, the company's '100% recycling' wording is not repeated here. The closed-loop PE route is as described by the company and is not independently confirmed. A public source URL is pending.
Sources: [1] fieldservices.fr
· company_reported
Fieldservices describes possible infill routes: sand reuse in sports fields, civil engineering or equestrian applications; for mixed sand and elastomer, direct reuse, on-site cleaning/separation, sand and elastomer recovery, civil engineering and certain industrial/energy-recovery routes. The company states "no quantitative limit" on treated volumes. It gives an example of approx. 15–16 t of de-infilled carpet for a typical 8,000 m² pitch.
Limitation: These are possible routes, not the confirmed destination for every project. The 'no quantitative limit' statement is not a capacity figure; capacity and throughput are unknown. The 15–16 t figure is for de-infilled carpet only and does not replace the 220–240 t full-system weight assumption. A public source URL is pending.
Sources: [1] fieldservices.fr
OFFICIAL AUTHORISATION + INSPECTION · current 2026 · official_source_verified
Infrasports operates a synthetic-sports-surface recycling platform at Route Forestière de Ham, 57150 Creutzwald. A 2025 prefectural order authorises the installation, and a DREAL inspection was carried out in January 2026.
Limitation: This evidence pertains to the current operating site. The Leyviller head-office address should not be confused with the Creutzwald processing site.
Sources: [1] moselle.gouv.fr [2] georisques.gouv.fr [3] infrasports.fr
DATED INDUSTRY / COMPANY-REPORTED CAPACITY · dated 2023 facility statement · industry_reported
ESTC's 2023 guide described Infrasports as having a 25 t/hour processing capacity and expected future processing of more than 100 fields/year. This dated guide statement is not used as CTE annual capacity, which remains unknown.
Limitation: This is a dated statement about processing rate and a forward-looking field count, not a verified current annual throughput.
Sources: [1] estc.info
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
CTE has not identified a public current annual actual throughput figure for Infrasports.
Limitation: Hourly figures or figures from regulatory authorisations should not be annualised to represent actual throughput.
Sources: [1] moselle.gouv.fr [2] georisques.gouv.fr
· industry_reported
Public local-government evidence states Infrasports has operated the Creutzwald site since 2019; the 2024 authorisation procedure concerned expansion, and the current environmental authorisation dates from 28 February 2025. Used surfaces are first screened for reuse; non-reusable turf is processed and separated into recoverable materials such as sand, polyethylene and polypropylene, and non-recoverable waste is sent to external treatment or energy recovery. The same 2024 document states an estimated 98% recycling rate (approx. 2% non-recyclable).
Limitation: Reuse and recycling are separate categories. The 98% figure is a company/project-reported estimate which is reproduced in a public authority document; it is not an independently measured recycling rate. The source URL (Communauté de communes du Warndt) is pending.
Sources: [1] moselle.gouv.fr [2] ccwarndt.fr
OFFICIAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTER · current 2026 · official_source_verified
RevalGreen operates an authorised waste-treatment site at 130 impasse de la Gare, 38540 Grenay; Géorisques lists the installation as 'en exploitation avec titre' under the ICPE authorisation regime.
Limitation: This establishes current regulatory operating status, not annual artificial-turf throughput.
Sources: [1] georisques.gouv.fr
OFFICIAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTER · current 2026 · official_source_verified
The RevalGreen Grenay site has an ICPE 2791 non-hazardous-waste treatment authorisation listed at 80 t/day; this is a site-level regulatory treatment parameter, not a turf-specific annual capacity or actual throughput figure.
Limitation: Do not annualise this into a turf capacity without operating-day and scope evidence.
Sources: [1] georisques.gouv.fr
COMPANY REPORTED ACTUAL TONNAGE · 2025 · company_reported
SERFIM reported that RevalGreen treated/recycled 10,000 tonnes of sports fields and sports-surface material in 2025. COMPANY-REPORTED HISTORICAL THROUGHPUT (2025) — not 2026 throughput; no trend inferred.
Limitation: The published scope is sports fields/surfaces and should not automatically be interpreted as 10,000 tonnes of artificial turf only or as independently audited throughput.
Sources: [1] serfim.com
COMPANY REPORTED · current company description · company_reported
RevalGreen publicly describes shredding, screening and dry separation of synthetic sports surfaces into individually recoverable components.
Limitation: The technology description does not by itself constitute proof of annual yield or the final destination for each tonne.
Sources: [1] revalgreen.fr [2] estc.info
COMPANY REPORTED — ROUTE MIX · current company reporting · company_reported
RevalGreen publicly markets recovered silica sand and recycled SBR, and also shows solid recovered fuel (CSR) as a cement-industry route. Its stated '98% recycled/recovered' figure is a company-reported recovery claim and is not 98% material recycling.
Limitation: The French term 'valorisation' can include routes other than material recycling. The data is presented to separate material recycling, reuse, and energy/recovery routes where possible.
Sources: [1] revalgreen.fr
· company_reported
SERFIM reports that 9,000 tonnes of synthetic sports fields were treated at RevalGreen in 2022.
Limitation: Company-reported historical throughput; this figure is not converted into a current 2026 throughput figure and is not averaged with the 2023 figure. A public source URL is pending.
Sources: [1] serfim.com
· company_reported
SERFIM's 2023 CSR reporting states that 5,500 tonnes of synthetic turf were recycled in 2023.
Limitation: Company-reported historical throughput; this figure is shown separately from the 2022 figure and is not used as a 2026 throughput figure. A public source URL is pending.
Sources: [1] serfim.com
· company_reported
SERFIM states an objective of 15,000 tonnes/year for RevalGreen (company-reported annual target) and separately reports 400,000 m² of sports fields recycled annually (company-reported annual area claim).
Limitation: The 15,000 t/year figure is not a verified capacity, verified throughput, or current annual production figure; the related '15,000 t landfill-avoided' wording is not a measured input figure. The 400,000 m²/year figure is not converted to tonnes and is not equated with the 2023 throughput figure. A public source URL is pending.
Sources: [1] serfim.com
· company_reported
SERFIM describes end-of-life synthetic sports fields being processed at Grenay through shredding and screening/separation into sand, infill granulate and plastic fibres, with a typical composition of approx. 60% sand, 30% infill granulate and 10% plastic fibres, and approx. 98% of the turf structure treated/recovered.
Limitation: This is a company-reported typical composition, not a universal mass balance for every French field. The 98% figure is a company-reported recovery claim, not a CTE verification. A public source URL is pending.
Sources: [1] serfim.com
JUDICIAL AUCTION NOTICE · 2026 historical status · official_source_verified
The former Re-Match France synthetic-turf recycling unit at Erstein is a historical/closed facility. A judicial auction of the recycling unit took place on 10 June 2026 following judicial liquidation.
Limitation: Erstein should not be counted toward current French or European recycling capacity. Re-Match should not be presented as an active operating recycler.
Sources: [1] encheres-alsace.fr [2] infos.ademe.fr
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
CTE has not identified a current national public estimate for French hybrid-turf EOL tonnage.
Limitation: Hybrid turf is reported separately from conventional synthetic turf.
NATIONAL SPORTS GOVERNING BODY · 2024-01 · industry_reported
FFF's January 2024 statistics show that across synthetic football pitches, 75% used elastomeric infill, 15% organic infill, 8% had unknown infill and 3% were listed without infill; for 2022/2023 installations the mix had shifted strongly toward organic infill.
Limitation: The percentages are rounded and may sum to more than 100. They are reported as published by FFF. Tonnage cannot be inferred from these percentages without separate mass data.
Sources: [1] media.fff.fr
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
CTE has not identified a current national public estimate for French landscaping artificial-turf installed stock or annual EOL tonnage.
Limitation: ADEME provides general disposal/reuse guidance, but does not provide a national annual landscape-turf tonnage.
Sources: [1] quefairedemesdechets.ademe.fr
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
CTE has not identified a current national public estimate for French leisure/recreation artificial-turf EOL tonnage.
Limitation: Do not merge this stream with sport.
PARLIAMENTARY REPORT · historical public reference · official_source_verified
A French Senate report used a typical synthetic-football-pitch replacement interval of about 10–15 years.
Limitation: A planning range, not a universal lifetime. Actual life depends on use, maintenance and system.
Sources: [1] senat.fr
COMPANY TECHNICAL DATASHEET · current public datasheet · company_reported
RevalGreen's public recycled-sand datasheet reports 0.315–0.8 mm particle size, rounded shape, bulk density 1.35 g/cm³ and infiltration above 360 cm/h, referenced against NF P 90-112.
Limitation: This is a product-specific company datasheet and not a universal French standard for secondary raw materials.
Sources: [1] revalgreen.fr
COMPANY TECHNICAL DATASHEET · current public datasheet · company_reported
RevalGreen's public recycled-SBR datasheet reports a particle-size requirement of d ≥ 0.5 mm and D ≤ 3.15 mm under NF P 90-112 and notes that recycled big-bags may contain up to 5% sand by volume.
Limitation: This is a product-specific specification and should not be generalised to all recycled SBR in France.
Sources: [1] revalgreen.fr
NATIONAL LAW · current 2026 · official_source_verified
French Article L541-4-3 sets general End-of-Waste conditions: after recovery, the substance/object must have a specific use, demand/market, meet technical/product-law requirements and not cause overall harmful effects on health or the environment.
Limitation: This is a general legal framework; it does not automatically confer product status on every recycled turf fraction.
Sources: [1] legifrance.gouv.fr [2] legifrance.gouv.fr
CTE RESEARCH FINDING + NATIONAL LAW · 2026 CTE public-source review · official_source_verified
CTE has not identified a French nationwide artificial-turf-specific End-of-Waste criterion in the current public-source chain.
Limitation: The statement refers to what has been identified in the current CTE source chain and does not exclude the existence of case-specific decisions or criteria for other waste streams.
Sources: [1] legifrance.gouv.fr [2] legifrance.gouv.fr
EU AUTHORITATIVE · EU rule · official_source_verified
For granular polymeric infill used on artificial sports surfaces, the EU placing-on-market restriction applies from 17 October 2031.
Limitation: This is not a blanket ban on artificial-turf pitches.
Sources: [1] echa.europa.eu
EU LAW · current 2026 · official_source_verified
Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 is the current EU framework for cross-border waste shipments and applies from 21 May 2026, subject to transitional provisions.
Limitation: The specific procedure depends on the waste classification, destination, treatment route, and transitional status.
Sources: [1] eur-lex.europa.eu
NATIONAL SPORTS GOVERNING BODY · 2024-01 · industry_reported
FFF statistics as of January 2024 list about 25,000 full-size football pitches in France, of which about 3,300 have synthetic turf.
Limitation: Football only. This is not a complete national count across hockey, rugby, multisport, landscaping, hybrid and leisure uses.
Sources: [1] media.fff.fr
NATIONAL SPORTS GOVERNING BODY · 2024-01 · industry_reported
FFF's January 2024 age profile for synthetic football pitches shows 11% under 2 years, 18% aged 2–5 years, 31% aged 5–10 years and 40% over 10 years.
Limitation: Age distribution describes the football synthetic-turf stock, not annual EOL volume.
Sources: [1] media.fff.fr
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
CTE has not identified a current complete French national count covering all sport, landscape, hybrid and leisure artificial-turf systems.
Limitation: Do not extrapolate a national all-stream total from football-only FFF statistics.
Sources: [1] media.fff.fr
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
CTE has not identified a current country-wide annual tonnage specifically for French end-of-life artificial turf exported or imported in 2026.
Limitation: This data cannot be substituted with general plastics trade statistics or isolated shipment cases.
