Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
PROJECT-SPECIFIC WASTE CODE EXAMPLE · official_source_verified
Comune di Creazzo tender used CER 17 02 03 for removed synthetic-turf material with an authorised disposal route. Together with Prato (17 09 04) this shows waste codes are material / project / waste-stream specific — UNIVERSAL ITALIAN SYNTHETIC-TURF WASTE CODE: NOT ESTABLISHED.
Sources: [1] comunecreazzo.tuttogare.it [2] pubblicazioneatti.comune.prato.it
CURRENT ITALIAN / EU REGULATORY CONTEXT · official_source_verified
From 17 October 2031, granular polymeric infill for use on synthetic sports surfaces may no longer be placed on the market under the EU restriction (reproduced in the MASE substances database). This is not a ban on artificial turf; existing fields need not close and existing infill need not be removed.
Sources: [1] bancasostanze.mase.gov.it
INSTALLER / REMOVAL / WASTE-HANDLING ACTOR · company_reported
Evolution Impianti states it performs removal, authorised transport / handling and delivery to authorised disposal / recovery destinations. This does not prove a company-owned turf recycling facility — not a turf recycler, no recycler pin, no capacity.
Sources: [1] evolutionimpianti.it
HISTORICAL FIGC/LND INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT · official_source_verified
Historical FIGC statement: more than 1,000 artificial-turf fields had been realised in preceding years. Historical context only — not current; no trend constructed.
Sources: [1] figc.it
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Italy — current measured national EOL tonnage, official annual replacement count, verified national recycling capacity and throughput, and national treatment split (reuse, recycling, energy recovery, landfill, export): UNKNOWN. No Italy CTE tonnage model in v1.0; legacy model archived.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Italy — export and import volumes: UNKNOWN; landscape, hybrid, tennis, padel and other-sport turf stock, EOL and routes: UNKNOWN; fraction-specific End-of-Waste status: NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED. Refield's origin mix and equipment clients do not imply cross-border tonnage.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
CTE has verified one fixed full-field recycling facility to its current public-evidence standard (Refield, Piobbico). Additional fixed part-stream processors: 0 verified; additional fixed infill processors: 0; active mobile service operators: UNKNOWN; mobile recycling technology providers: 1 (100% TurfRecyclers, not a facility). This does not claim Italy has only one recycler in existence.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Italy — current verified national artificial-turf pitch count and area: UNKNOWN. CTE has not identified a sufficiently complete and current public national census; no stock total is constructed from historic LND / FIGC statements.
UPSTREAM ELT CIRCULAR-MATERIAL SUPPLY · company_reported
Greentire states recovered tyre rubber is used in applications including artificial-turf infill. Used tyre → rubber granulate → artificial-turf infill is UPSTREAM secondary raw material supply, NOT synthetic-turf recycling; ELT processors are excluded from turf facility counts, map, capacity and throughput.
Sources: [1] greentire.it
CURRENT LND ANNUAL ARTIFICIAL-TURF CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE · official_source_verified
LND Impianti states, based on its latest internal statistics of fields actually realised, that approximately 200 artificial-turf football fields are constructed per year in Italy. Construction estimate — NOT national installed stock, NOT annual replacements, NOT EOL fields, NOT recycling demand.
Sources: [1] lnd.it
ITALIAN FOOTBALL GOVERNANCE GUIDANCE · official_source_verified
LND guidance: after the eight-year transition period only the sale of plastic infill is prohibited; artificial-turf surfaces and alternative / non-plastic infills may still be sold; existing artificial-turf pitches with polymeric infill can continue to be used.
Sources: [1] campania.lnd.it
LND TECHNICAL DESIGN REFERENCE · official_source_verified
LND gives a usual football-field reference of 100 m × 60 m playing dimensions, approximately 7,000 m² including the surrounding area. Technical design reference — not a universal field size and not multiplied into national stock.
Sources: [1] lnd.it
CURRENT LND TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE · official_source_verified
LND estimates that approximately 80% of newly realised artificial-turf fields use vertical drainage systems in the technical context discussed. Construction-system context — not turf-recycling data; sub-base flows are outside the core dataset.
Sources: [1] lnd.it
CURRENT / RECENT FOOTBALL TECHNICAL-GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK · official_source_verified
LND regulates design, construction, testing, approval and homologation of artificial-turf football fields (Reg. LND Standard, CU 241/A, 28 June 2023). When an approved pitch reaches the end of its performance life and is rebuilt, the new work must comply with the regulation in force at that time — renewal context, not a fixed lifetime.
Sources: [1] figc.it
SPORT-SURFACE TAXONOMY / DATA-MODEL CONTEXT · official_source_verified
The MASE urban-green census data model recognises artificial turf in tennis, mini-football and other sport categories. Taxonomy only — no national counts derived.
Sources: [1] mase.gov.it
CURRENT REACH CHEMICAL-SAFETY CONTEXT · official_source_verified
The MASE substances database reflects the REACH limit for PAHs in granules / mulches used as artificial-turf infill: sum of listed PAHs max 20 mg/kg, applicable from 10 August 2022. Chemical-safety context — not an EOL recycling criterion.
Sources: [1] bancasostanze.mase.gov.it
PROJECT-SPECIFIC PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RECYCLING REQUIREMENT · official_source_verified
Comune di Prato project documentation (DD 2023/0001347) includes transport of existing synthetic turf to a recycling facility and recycling of exhausted synthetic turf including performance infill, with code CER 17 09 04. Demonstrates public-procurement demand for compliant recycling; the final recycling facility is not identified.
Sources: [1] pubblicazioneatti.comune.prato.it
COMPANY-REPORTED NATIONAL MARKET / EOL CLAIM · company_reported
Refield states that more than 100 synthetic football fields are removed and replaced annually in Italy. Company-reported national market claim — NOT an official national replacement statistic, NOT an independently verified total, NOT Refield throughput.
Sources: [1] refield.it
COMPANY-REPORTED SYSTEM RECOVERY / RECYCLING CLAIM · company_reported
COMPANY CLAIM: Refield states more than 90% recovery / recycling of the composition of a football field. Not an independently verified mass balance and not a national performance rate; a different metric from the >90% infill-detachment process claim.
Sources: [1] refield.it
ACTIVE FIXED FULL-FIELD / MULTI-FRACTION SYNTHETIC-TURF PROCESSOR / RECYCLER · company_reported
Refield S.r.l. (founded 2022) is an active fixed full-field / multi-fraction synthetic-turf processor. Its operational site (sede operativa) is Via Urbania 69, 61046 Piobbico (PU), Marche, where used artificial-turf fields are delivered to the company plant for industrial recycling (company-verified operational processing site). Status retained ACTIVE: current website, 2025 operational procedure published, Piobbico identified as operating plant.
Sources: [1] refield.it [2] refield.it [3] refield.it [4] estc.info
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Refield — current verified annual capacity: UNKNOWN; current verified annual throughput: UNKNOWN. No approved public t/year figure in the source set; not derived from removal counts, the 90% claim, facility size, patent, revenue or clients. Legacy ESTC 2023 m²/year figure removed.
FULL-SYSTEM MULTI-FRACTION PROCESSING · company_reported
After infill extraction, Refield subjects the carpet to size reduction and aerodynamic separation to obtain separate fractions including backing, polymeric turf filaments, silica sand and performance infill.
Sources: [1] refield.it
COMPANY-REPORTED GENERAL SYSTEM-COMPOSITION CONTEXT · company_reported
Refield states that more than 80% of turf-system weight can consist of infill, predominantly sand; another company page states sand is almost 80% of field composition. General context — not an Italian national average, not a CTE conversion factor, not used to calculate national sand flows.
Sources: [1] refield.it [2] refield.it
COMPANY-REPORTED PROCESS-SEPARATION PERFORMANCE · company_reported
Refield states that shredded turf passes through 3D centrifugal screening and that up to more than 90% of the weight of infill contained in the turf can be detached. Process-step claim — NOT a 90% total field recycling rate and NOT a national recovery rate.
Sources: [1] refield.it
PHYSICAL INFILL SEPARATION · company_reported
Refield states recovered infill (silica sand + performance infill) is separated by granulometric separation using an aerodynamic system, with outputs stored separately in Big Bags.
Sources: [1] refield.it
COMPANY-REPORTED TYPICAL LIFETIME · company_reported
Refield states the useful life of a synthetic field is approximately 10 years. Company-reported typical lifetime — not used to calculate Italian annual EOL.
Sources: [1] refield.it
COMPANY-REPORTED SECONDARY-MATERIAL DESTINATION · company_reported
Refield states that output fractions are returned to the market as materia prima seconda (secondary raw material). Company-reported product / material status — fraction-specific End-of-Waste status NOT independently verified in the current source set.
Sources: [1] refield.it
COMPANY-REPORTED / PATENTED PROCESS CONTEXT · company_reported
Refield references patent EP2096211 as underlying its industrial process. Patent status does not prove annual capacity, throughput or recycling rate.
Sources: [1] refield.it [2] estc.info
COMPANY-REPORTED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION / COMPLIANCE CONTEXT · company_reported
Refield states its plant operates under D.Lgs 152/2006 and DM 5 February 1998 for non-hazardous waste recovery under simplified procedures. Company evidence — no permit number, authorised annual tonnage or CER scope is published by CTE.
Sources: [1] refield.it [2] refield.it
COMPANY-DOCUMENTED FIXED INDUSTRIAL PROCESS · company_reported
Refield process: field cutting / removal → authorised transport → delivery to the Piobbico plant → shredding of turf rolls → infill extraction → infill separation → carpet / fibre / backing processing → separate recovered fractions. Main industrial phases: shredding, infill extraction, infill recovery / separation, turf-carpet recovery.
Sources: [1] refield.it [2] refield.it
COMPANY-REPORTED TRACEABILITY SYSTEM · company_reported
Refield states fields are processed separately rather than mixed at intake, and individual material batches can be tracked from field arrival through production outputs. Company-reported traceability — not a regulatory certification.
Sources: [1] refield.it [2] refield.it
COMPANY / INDUSTRY LEGAL-PRACTICE STATEMENT · company_reported
Refield states that once removed, EOL turf becomes post-consumer end-of-life waste and must be managed in compliance with waste law. Refield also describes landfill and thermal / disposal routes as alternatives used when proper recycling is not applied — company background; no national percentages derived.
Sources: [1] refield.it [2] refield.it
SYNTHETIC-TURF RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY / EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER + MOBILE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER · company_reported
100% TurfRecyclers S.r.l. is an Italian synthetic-turf recycling technology / plant manufacturer and mobile-processing technology provider (mobile and fixed plants, infill separators, carpet-emptying machines, fibre / backing separation). Its company / manufacturing location is NOT counted as a fixed Italian waste-processing facility; no recycler pin; not merged with Refield.
Sources: [1] turfrecyclers.it [2] turfrecyclers.it [3] estc.info
INDUSTRY-REPORTED TECHNOLOGY / MOBILE-PROCESSING CAPABILITY · industry_reported
ESTC 2023 guide: 100% TurfRecyclers uses its own mobile recycling system that can process synthetic-turf fields on-site or at distributed hubs; reported outputs include clean sand, clean performance infill, clean turf for reuse / repurposing and shaved PE fibre for mechanical recycling. Industry description of capability — actual Italian mobile-service operators and throughput UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] estc.info
MACHINE DESIGN / NOMINAL PROCESSING CAPACITY · company_reported
100% TurfRecyclers LOKI 3–6: company-reported design capacity of 3 t/hour or 6 t/hour depending on configuration; mobile system for full turf rolls or stored turf waste / Big Bags (feeding → buffering → drying → coarse separation → sand / rubber / fibre separation). Machine capacity — NOT Italian facility capacity, NOT company annual throughput, NOT national throughput or capacity.
Sources: [1] turfrecyclers.it
MACHINE PERFORMANCE CLAIM · company_reported
100% TurfRecyclers states the LOKI configuration can reduce infill moisture from approximately 5–8% to ~0.5%. Machine performance claim — not a national process standard.
Sources: [1] turfrecyclers.it
EQUIPMENT / TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO · company_reported
100% TurfRecyclers technology portfolio includes DRY-M infill, wet-infill separator, emptying machine, MODULE 3–5 and THOR fixed systems (drying, screening, density and wet separation, carpet emptying, fibre shaving, backing / fibre separation, densification preparation). Equipment portfolio — not Italian processing throughput.
Sources: [1] turfrecyclers.it [2] turfrecyclers.it
