Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT / PROSECUTOR SOURCES · 2016–2020 historical · official_source_verified
TUF Dongen is a documented historical case involving storage, inspections, enforcement and a 2018 fire; CTE should report only attributed facts from official records.
Limitation: Wording is neutral. Where relying on the prosecutor's account, statements are attributed explicitly to the OM rather than being presented as an independent CTE conclusion.
Sources: [1] eerstekamer.nl [2] om.nl
INDUSTRY GUIDE · ESTC 2023 reference · industry_reported
ESTC generic reference composition for a typical filled pitch: 49% sand, 45% performance infill, 3% turf fibres, 2% backing and 1% waste.
Limitation: This is a generic reference composition. It is not a measured national composition for the Netherlands and is not suitable for all generations of turf or for non-infill systems.
Sources: [1] estc.info
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
Current national actual recycling throughput, route shares and final destinations by material stream are not yet fully verified in the CTE public-source dataset.
Limitation: This is the principal remaining evidence gap for the Netherlands Impact Map.
MULTIPLE PUBLIC SOURCES CONSISTENT · 2026 public order-of-magnitude · official_source_verified
Around 200 artificial turf sports fields are replaced in the Netherlands each year.
Limitation: This is an order-of-magnitude estimate for replacement activity and not a complete national administrative count. Field sizes and the types of sports played on them vary.
Sources: [1] sportinnovator.nl [2] greenmatter.nl [3] open.overheid.nl
CTE MODEL — PUBLIC INPUTS · 2026 model · cte_model
CTE model: approximately 44–48 kt/year of gross end-of-life material if ~200 replaced pitches are modelled using the ESTC average full-size pitch mass of 220–240 tonnes.
Limitation: Formula: 200 fields/year × 220–240 tonnes/field ÷ 1000. This is not a measured national waste statistic and it assumes the ESTC full-size pitch reference is representative of the mix of Dutch fields being replaced.
Sources: [1] sportinnovator.nl [2] estc.info
GOVERNMENT-COMMISSIONED HISTORICAL SOURCE · 2019 historical · official_source_verified
Historical government reference: the 2019 Dutch study considered 60–70 kt/year a directional estimate; 240 fields expected in 2019 corresponded to about 58 kt.
Limitation: This is a historical reference only and is not a measured volume for the current year 2026.
Sources: [1] open.overheid.nl
· company_reported
CarpetBeater / Schuurman Sport & Infra — mobile pre-processor / on-site material-separation processor: mechanical emptying of turf carpet, infill removal and separation, rolling emptied carpet for reuse or downstream treatment. Not a full-field recycler. Capacity and throughput UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] carpetbeater.nl
COMPANY REPORTED + PUBLIC PERMIT RECORD · current company status · company_reported
AGR Amsterdam has been operational at Santoriniweg 20 since June 2020.
Limitation: The operational status is public information. This statement does not establish the licensed capacity or the actual annual throughput.
Sources: [1] artificialgrassrecycling.eu [2] zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl
INDUSTRY GUIDE / COMPANY-REPORTED CAPACITY · 2023 · company_reported
ESTC's 2023 facility guide listed GBN-AGR with a facility processing capacity of 500,000 m²/year. ESTC 2023 INDUSTRY-REPORTED CAPACITY CLAIM — conflicts with the 2,000,000 m²/year public claim; current 2026 capacity UNKNOWN.
Limitation: This is a dated capacity figure. It is not the verified throughput for the current year 2026 and is not the licensed capacity.
Sources: [1] estc.info
NO PUBLIC DATA IDENTIFIED · 2026 · unknown
No numerical licensed capacity for AGR Amsterdam has yet been identified in the CTE public-source chain.
Limitation: The existence of a permit and changes to the process are public information, but a numeric licensed tonnage has not been established in this dataset.
Sources: [1] zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl
COMPANY REPORTED · current company reporting · company_reported
AGR publicly reports three main outputs: recycled sand, cleaned rubber granulate and recycled turf agglomerate (RTA), with applications including sports infill/drainage sand, industrial rubber products/green-roof panels, and plastic boards/furniture/sports underlayers.
Limitation: These are company-reported outlet categories. They do not constitute a verified national mass balance or a verified annual final destination on a buyer-by-buyer basis.
Sources: [1] artificialgrassrecycling.eu
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
Current verified annual throughput for AGR Amsterdam has not yet been established in the CTE public-source dataset.
Limitation: Installed processing capacity should not be used as a substitute for actual throughput.
PUBLICLY REPORTED PROCESSING CAPACITY · industry_source
GBN AGR Amsterdam has a publicly reported processing capacity of 2,000,000 m²/year. A German federal environmental study (UBA) reported this as approximately 70,000 t/year — a source-reported equivalent, not a CTE calculation. Not throughput.
Limitation: Publicly reported capacity; the tonne figure is source-reported. Not actual throughput.
Sources: [1] umweltbundesamt.de
Actor role · company_reported
GreenMatter B.V. (Nieuw-Vennep, Sneek) makes products such as outdoor furniture, retaining/water-edge products, sports flooring and edging from recovered artificial-turf materials, including recycled turf fibres, SBR infill and recycled turf agglomerate. CTE classification: DOWNSTREAM SECONDARY-MATERIAL USER / PRODUCT MANUFACTURER — not a primary end-of-life turf recycler; not counted in national recycling capacity.
Limitation: Downstream use of recyclate; not EOL processing capacity.
Sources: [1] greenmatter.nl
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
No current publicly verified licensed, installed or actual annual artificial-turf throughput figure for the Tiel site is included in this public source chain.
Limitation: No current capacity, permit, or production figures for the Tiel site are described.
Sources: [1] zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl
Operator status · official_source_verified
Re-Match Netherlands B.V., which operated the artificial-turf recycling facility at Panovenweg 12 in Tiel from late 2022 / 2023 ramp-up, was declared bankrupt in February 2025. CTE classifies it as a HISTORICAL / BANKRUPT FACILITY OPERATOR.
Limitation: No later operator, ownership, permit or production is described.
Sources: [1] insolventietracker.nl [2] adst.nl
COMPANY-REPORTED DESIGN CAPACITY (HISTORICAL) · company_reported
Re-Match announced a design capacity of 70,000 tonnes/year during construction of the Tiel facility. COMPANY-REPORTED DESIGN CAPACITY — historical; not actual throughput, not current capacity and not current Dutch market capacity.
Limitation: Historical design claim; excluded from active capacity.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
COMPANY-REPORTED TARGET (HISTORICAL) · company_reported
A 2023 source reported planned full-scale production of approximately 55,000 tonnes of recycled material per year at Tiel. COMPANY-REPORTED TARGET / PLANNED FULL-RATE OUTPUT — not verified actual throughput.
Limitation: Target, not realised output.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
Facility role (historical) · official_source_verified
At TUF Recycling in Dongen, artificial turf was accepted and infill was mainly removed on site; the turf carpet was exported to Belgium for further processing. A Dutch government study stated there was no installation on site that fully recycled artificial turf in accordance with the national waste-management standard. CTE classification: HISTORICAL PRE-PROCESSING / COLLECTION FACILITY — not a full-field recycler.
Limitation: Stored tonnages (e.g. ~13,000 t stockpiled turf) are not recycling throughput.
Sources: [1] open.overheid.nl [2] eerstekamer.nl
HISTORICAL REPORTED PROCESSING CAPACITY · official_source_verified
Historically, Vink in Barneveld processed artificial turf through infill removal, size reduction and separation into sand (mainly drainage applications), rubber/other infill and a PE/PP fraction (used for drainage-pipe wrapping / plastic applications); latex backing was not fully recycled and remained in residue. A government-linked publication described approximately 35 kt/year historical processing capacity. Vink stopped accepting new artificial turf in 2018. HISTORICAL — NO CURRENT ARTIFICIAL TURF INTAKE VERIFIED.
Limitation: Historical; excluded from current Dutch capacity; no 2026 operation inferred.
Sources: [1] open.overheid.nl [2] nos.nl
DATA GAP WITH GOVERNMENT SCOPE NOTE · 2026 data gap / 2019 scope note · unknown
No current national public estimate of annual landscaping-turf end-of-life tonnage has yet been identified. The 2019 government study explicitly excluded non-sport turf from its Dutch waste estimate.
Limitation: Estimates for end-of-life sports turf should not be merged with those for landscaping turf.
Sources: [1] open.overheid.nl
EU AUTHORITATIVE · EU rule · official_source_verified
For granular polymeric infill used on artificial sports surfaces, the EU placing-on-market restriction starts to apply on 17 October 2031.
Limitation: This is not a blanket ban on artificial turf pitches.
Sources: [1] echa.europa.eu
INDUSTRY GUIDE · ESTC 2023 reference · industry_reported
ESTC reference for a full-size synthetic turf pitch: around 10 years average life, around 7,000 m² and 220–240 tonnes.
Limitation: This is a generic European reference; the actual size, composition, use, and service life of Dutch fields vary.
Sources: [1] estc.info
· industry_reported
BSNC commissioned Rebel Group to conduct an independent exploration into the usefulness and necessity of Extended Producer Responsibility (UPV/EPR) for artificial turf, shockpads and e-layers. A workshop on 2 September 2026 tested the first system map and identified key barriers to circularity with suppliers, contractors, municipalities, sports companies, recyclers and industry organisations.
Not a facility census; never used for recycler counts or capacity. Held as draft: no source URL supplied by ChatGPT.
Sources: [1] bsnc.nl
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK · current 2026 · official_source_verified
The Dutch CMP minimum standard requires used artificial turf to be sorted or otherwise processed to separate as many monostreams as possible, including sand, thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers where present.
Limitation: The exact scope of the CMP and the referenced waste plans must be applied to each separated fraction.
Sources: [1] circulairmaterialenplan.nl
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK · current 2026 · official_source_verified
Under the CMP, cleaned PE/PP turf material must be recycled according to the plastics waste plan; separated sand is to be recycled, and its quality must meet applicable soil/material requirements for the intended use.
Limitation: This should not be generalised to a statement that every recovered batch is automatically a product or is suitable for reuse in sports applications.
Sources: [1] circulairmaterialenplan.nl
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK · current 2026 · official_source_verified
The CMP lists Eural code 17 09 04 as an indicative code that may relate to artificial-turf waste within the plan's scope.
Limitation: The CMP explicitly states that this code is indicative; the correct Eural code must be determined for the actual waste stream in question.
Sources: [1] circulairmaterialenplan.nl
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK · current 2026 · official_source_verified
The CMP does not provide one automatic artificial-turf End-of-Waste status; after preparation for reuse or recycling, End-of-Waste is assessed case by case under the Dutch Environmental Management Act/CMP based on all facts and circumstances.
Limitation: The fact that a material is being processed or sold does not by itself establish End-of-Waste status.
Sources: [1] circulairmaterialenplan.nl
OFFICIAL NL + EU LAW · current 2026 · official_source_verified
Cross-border shipments of artificial-turf waste from or to the Netherlands are assessed under the CMP turf framework together with Regulation (EU) 2024/1157; the new EU waste-shipment regulation applies from 21 May 2026.
Limitation: The procedure depends on the classification, composition, destination, and the recovery or disposal route.
Sources: [1] circulairmaterialenplan.nl [2] eur-lex.europa.eu
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL REPORT · 2021 historical · industry_reported
Historical BSNC reference (2021): approximately 2,200 artificial football fields and 1,000 artificial hockey fields in the Netherlands.
Limitation: This is a historical figure that excludes other sports, landscaping, and leisure applications. It is not the total for the current year 2026.
Sources: [1] bsnc.nl
SPORTS GOVERNING BODY · 2024-05 · industry_reported
KNVB stated in May 2024 that the Netherlands had 1,630 artificial football fields with polymeric infill.
Limitation: This figure is a subset, representing only football fields with polymeric infill. It is not the total number of artificial turf fields.
Sources: [1] knvb.nl
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
A current complete national count covering sport, landscaping, hybrid and leisure has not yet been identified in the CTE public-source dataset.
Limitation: Stream-specific counts should be kept separate. A total should not be extrapolated from older counts for football and hockey.
DATA GAP · 2026 · unknown
No current country-wide annual tonnage of Dutch end-of-life artificial turf exported in 2026 has yet been identified in the CTE public-source dataset.
Limitation: Historical export permissions for Re-Match are not representative of current shipment volume.
