Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
CURRENT POLISH WASTE-TRACEABILITY / PROCUREMENT CONTEXT · official_source_verified
Current Polish procurement documents require artificial-surface demolition wastes to be handled in accordance with BDO (the Polish waste-record system); a 2026 municipal tender clarification requires KPO (Karta Przekazania Odpadów, waste-transfer card) records for all wastes generated during renovation. BDO registration and KPO documentation prove waste-chain registration / traceability — NOT material recycling, NOT a fixed processing facility, NOT End-of-Waste.
Sources: [1] bip.lesko.pl [2] ezamowienia.gov.pl
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Poland — verified national destination of removed turf sand: UNKNOWN; national EOL turf-infill destination: UNKNOWN (new EPDM / recycled-tyre SBR supply is not recycling of used field infill); measured national turf-carpet destination: UNKNOWN. National treatment split — reuse, material recycling, energy recovery, landfill / disposal, export: UNKNOWN shares (no chart). Washing, construction reuse, reinstallation or landfill are not assumed without project evidence.
ACTIVE MOBILE PRE-PROCESSOR / INFILL EXTRACTION / TURF DISMANTLING AND MATERIAL-SEPARATION ACTOR · company_reported
Enerius Sp. z o.o. (company base Łódź; BDO number 000133261) is active in artificial sports-surface dismantling and waste management. CTE classification: ACTIVE MOBILE PRE-PROCESSOR / ON-SITE MATERIAL-SEPARATION PROCESSOR — not a full-field material recycler; no verified fixed industrial recycler. BDO registration is traceability, not proof of a recycling plant.
Sources: [1] enerius.pl
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Enerius — annual capacity: UNKNOWN; annual throughput: UNKNOWN. m²/day, project durations and number of machines are not converted into annual tonnes. Map: no recycling-facility pin at the Łódź company base — physical turf processing occurs at project locations (COMPANY BASE — MOBILE PROCESSING SERVICE, text only).
COMPANY-REPORTED MARKET / EQUIPMENT CLAIM · company_reported
Enerius states that it is the only company in Poland with 2 specialised brushing / extraction machines for SBR / EPDM granulate and sand. Company claim — not adopted as an independent national market conclusion; CTE does not state that Enerius is Poland's only turf processor.
Sources: [1] enerius.pl
COMPANY-REPORTED DESTINATION — PROJECT-SPECIFIC · company_reported
Enerius states that separated waste is transported to recycling OR disposal / utilisation depending on the waste route. Not all Enerius output is classified as recycled; final destination: PROJECT-SPECIFIC / UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] enerius.pl
COMPANY-REPORTED PROJECT-PROCESSING EXAMPLES · company_reported
Enerius states example working times: approximately 6,500 m² pitch — 8 days (granulate extraction, sand extraction, cutting, rolling, loading / removal); Orlik approximately 1,860 m² — 2–3 days. Project examples — NOT machine capacity, NOT annual throughput, NOT tonnes/hour; not converted to annual capacity.
Sources: [1] enerius.pl
PHYSICAL ON-SITE PRE-PROCESSING / MATERIAL SEPARATION · company_reported
Enerius describes its process: mechanical brushing / extraction of SBR or EPDM granulate into Big Bags → mechanical extraction of sand into Big Bags → cutting and rolling of the synthetic carpet → loading → transport to a recycling or disposal destination. This is physical on-site pre-processing under CTE methodology and shows that on-site separation into SBR / EPDM, sand and rolled carpet exists in Poland — it does NOT prove domestic final material recycling of all three fractions.
Sources: [1] enerius.pl
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Poland — current measured national EOL tonnage: UNKNOWN; annual artificial-turf replacement count: UNKNOWN; national material-recycling throughput: UNKNOWN; verified national turf-recycling capacity: UNKNOWN. No Poland EOL model in v1.0: 2,604 Orlik pitches are a historical cohort with unknown current status and prior replacements, differing systems and infill, and are not the whole market. The legacy CTE model placeholder is archived.
CURRENT POLISH / EU REGULATORY CONTEXT · official_source_verified
Official Polish public-sector material states that from October 2031, polymeric granular infill for synthetic sports surfaces (e.g. SBR, EPDM, TPE) may no longer be placed on the EU market after the transition period under the EU microplastic restriction. This is not a ban on artificial turf in Poland, does not require Orlik fields to close and does not require existing SBR / EPDM / TPE fields to be removed in 2031.
Sources: [1] gov.pl
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
CTE has not identified a currently active Polish fixed full-field synthetic-turf recycling facility that meets the CTE public-evidence standard. Active verified fixed full-field recyclers: 0; fixed turf-derived plastic processors: 0 verified; fixed used-infill processors: 0 verified; active mobile pre-processors: 1 (Enerius). Not inferred from generic plastics, rubber or construction-waste plants. This does not state that Poland has no recycling, and it is an evidence status, not a performance ranking.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Poland — national EOL turf export volume and destination countries: UNKNOWN (no inference to Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Czechia or Lithuania without project evidence). Landscape turf stock, EOL and recycling route: UNKNOWN (not merged with Orlik / sports data). Tennis, golf, multisport and other-application turf stock: UNKNOWN, not aggregated. Hybrid-turf stock and EOL: UNKNOWN, not mixed into synthetic-turf stock.
CURRENT NATIONAL TECHNICAL GUIDANCE · official_source_verified
The Ministry of Sport and Tourism guide “Boiska ze sztuczną trawą” (published 18 April 2024, updated 29 January 2025) is current national technical guidance on system structure, materials, procurement, design, operation, maintenance and environmental considerations. Technical examples are not turned into national averages.
Sources: [1] gov.pl
OFFICIAL NATIONAL GENERAL SPORTS-INFRASTRUCTURE DATA — 2022 · official_source_verified
Statistics Poland (GUS) recorded 3,689 universal / multipurpose sports fields in 2022, of which 72.2% had synthetic surfaces. General synthetic sports-surface context — “synthetic surface” may include polyurethane and other synthetic surfaces; 72.2% synthetic surface does NOT mean 72.2% artificial turf and this is NOT national artificial-turf stock.
Sources: [1] stat.gov.pl
HISTORICAL 2021 GOVERNMENT-COMMISSIONED INFILL STUDY · official_source_verified
A 2021 Ministry of Sport study tested rubber infill from 50 artificial-turf pitches across all voivodeships (school, Orlik, municipal and other facilities) for substances including PAHs, phthalates and metals; the ministry stated that all tested samples met the applicable requirements examined. Multi-region chemical-safety study — NOT a national pitch inventory and not generalised to all current Polish or imported / recycled rubber infill.
Sources: [1] gov.pl
CURRENT NATIONAL SPORTS-INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAMME · official_source_verified
The Ministry of Sport and Tourism continues the Orlik sports-complex construction programme in 2026 (budget PLN 100 million). The core complex requires a football pitch of at least approximately 30 × 62 m with a synthetic-grass surface, plus a multipurpose polyurethane court. The number of pitches completed in 2026 is not inferred from the budget.
Sources: [1] gov.pl
HISTORICAL NATIONAL PUBLIC-INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME DATA · official_source_verified
The original Moje Boisko – Orlik 2012 programme delivered 2,604 artificial-turf pitches (Ministry of Sport and Tourism / Institute of Sport). Historical programme output — NOT current Polish artificial-turf stock, NOT all football turf, NOT all synthetic sport surfaces, NOT the current operational Orlik count, NOT current EOL stock.
Sources: [1] gov.pl
CURRENT NATIONAL REPLACEMENT / MODERNISATION POLICY CONTEXT · official_source_verified
Poland operates a 2026 modernisation programme for Moje Boisko – Orlik 2012 complexes that includes replacement / renovation of ageing synthetic surfaces. This indicates that a material part of historic Orlik infrastructure is entering renovation / replacement cycles — no annual national replacement count or EOL tonnage is derived from it.
Sources: [1] gov.pl
HISTORICAL PROGRAMME SYSTEM CONTEXT · official_source_verified
A standard Orlik complex combines an artificial-turf football pitch with a multipurpose pitch that typically has a polyurethane surface. Only the football pitch is artificial turf; the 2,604 figure refers to the artificial-turf football pitches.
Sources: [1] gov.pl
CURRENT PROJECT-LEVEL REPLACEMENT ACTIVITY · official_source_verified
2025/26 Polish public procurement contains multiple synthetic-turf replacement projects, typically covering removal of old turf and infill, transport, waste handling / disposal and installation of new turf. Examples: Moje Boisko – Orlik 2012, Nowa Wieś (Gmina Olszewo-Borki, 2026 — old surface removed, new turf installed, removal and waste handling explicitly required) and a 2026 modernisation of approximately 1,800 m² of synthetic football turf. Project-level cases — not summed into a national replacement count or used to model national EOL.
Sources: [1] ezamowienia.gov.pl [2] ezamowienia.gov.pl
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PRODUCT REQUIREMENT · official_source_verified
Some 2026 Polish tenders require artificial-turf products that can be fully materially recycled, and current programme / procurement documents show continued construction of synthetic football pitches with specifications increasingly including alternative systems, recycled-content, recyclability and / or infill requirements. Product recyclability ≠ EOL recycling actually occurred ≠ domestic recycling infrastructure; one tender specification is not generalised nationally.
Sources: [1] ezamowienia.gov.pl [2] gov.pl
UPSTREAM END-OF-LIFE TYRE RECYCLER / SECONDARY RUBBER PRODUCER · company_reported
Grupa Recykl S.A. reports 3 tyre recycling plants and more than 140,000 Mg/year of used tyres recycled, producing SBR rubber granulate, rubber powder and other tyre-derived products; tyre-derived granulate can be used in sports applications including artificial-turf systems. Upstream infill / sports-material supply — NOT a synthetic-turf recycler; 140,000 Mg/year is tyre input, NOT turf recycling capacity.
Sources: [1] recykl.pl
UPSTREAM TYRE RECYCLER / SECONDARY RUBBER PRODUCER · company_reported
Rubtiler describes itself as a major Polish used-tyre recycler producing SBR granulate and rubber products. Upstream tyre recycler — NOT an end-of-life artificial-turf processor.
Sources: [1] rubtiler.com
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Poland — current verified national artificial-turf pitch count: UNKNOWN; national area: UNKNOWN. No sufficiently complete and current public national census has been identified to CTE evidence standard. No current national total is published; the historical Orlik figure and GUS data are not aggregated into one.
CTE PERMANENT CLASSIFICATION RULE · cte_audit
End-of-life tyres → rubber granulate → artificial-turf infill is UPSTREAM CIRCULAR MATERIAL SUPPLY, not end-of-life synthetic-turf recycling. Applied to Grupa Recykl, Rubtiler, UniRubber and similar operators: no turf capacity, turf throughput or turf-recycler map pins.
UPSTREAM RUBBER-WASTE RECYCLER / SPORTS-MATERIAL SUPPLIER · company_reported
UniRubber in Poland processes rubber waste into rubber granulate used in sports surfaces, playgrounds and artificial-turf infill. Upstream rubber-waste recycler — not a turf recycler, as turf-derived rubber input is not evidenced.
Sources: [1] unirubber.com.pl
CONTRACTOR / RECYCLING-SERVICE CLAIM · company_reported
Urbanize Sp. z o.o. (Poznań) publicly offers synthetic-turf construction, renovation / modernisation and synthetic-turf recycling / disposal services and states that recovered materials are intended for reuse. CTE classification: INSTALLER / RENOVATION CONTRACTOR WITH COMPANY-REPORTED SYNTHETIC-TURF RECYCLING SERVICE.
Sources: [1] urbanize.pl [2] urbanize.pl
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Urbanize — approved public evidence does NOT establish the exact physical recycling process, processing-line type, fixed processing facility, environmental permit, annual turf input, downstream output fractions or annual capacity. Not a verified physical full-field recycler or fixed part-stream processor; not in the recycler count; no map pin; capacity UNKNOWN / NOT VERIFIED. Not upgraded in v1.0.
CTE TERMINOLOGY RULE · official_source_verified
Polish procurement frequently uses “utylizacja” for removed synthetic sports surfaces. CTE treats this as WASTE HANDLING / DISPOSAL — not automatically material recycling — unless the destination / process is specifically evidenced as material recycling.
Sources: [1] ezamowienia.gov.pl [2] bip.lesko.pl
PROJECT / FRACTION-SPECIFIC WASTE-CODE CONTEXT · official_source_verified
Polish procurement discussions consider several codes for different artificial-surface fractions, e.g. 17 02 03 (plastic), 17 09 04 (mixed construction / demolition waste), 19 12 04 (plastic / rubber from mechanical treatment) and separate codes for mineral / sand fractions. Universal Polish end-of-life synthetic-turf waste code: NOT ESTABLISHED — classification depends on material, origin, processing stage and waste stream.
Sources: [1] bip.lesko.pl
COMPANY-REPORTED PRODUCT RECYCLABILITY CLAIM · company_reported
Wovengrass / Dywilan is a Polish artificial-turf manufacturer / design-for-recycling actor. It describes its woven turf as a mono- / compatible-material architecture without conventional latex / PU construction and claims 100% material recyclability at end of life. Product recyclability claim — NOT a commercial EOL recycling facility; “100% recyclable” ≠ “100% recycled” ≠ “domestically recycled” ≠ commercial recycling capacity. Not in recycler overview, map, count or capacity.
Sources: [1] wovengrass.eu
COMPANY-REPORTED PRODUCT-LIFETIME CLAIM · company_reported
Wovengrass states an expected / real-world service-life range of 10–20 years depending on application and system context. Company product claim — not used in any Polish national EOL model.
Sources: [1] wovengrass.eu
