Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
CURRENT PUBLIC NATIONAL WASTE-MANAGEMENT CONTEXT · official_source_verified
Naturvårdsverket states that end-of-life artificial turf and rubber surfaces generate significant waste volumes; handling may include reuse, separation of system components, material recycling, waste treatment and energy recovery, and that energy recovery / incineration is currently common. No percentages or national treatment shares are available.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
PUBLIC-SOURCE GENERAL SWEDISH PRACTICE DESCRIPTION · official_source_verified
Report 7191: at replacement some used turf carpets are reused on areas with lower quality requirements; in some municipalities sand and infill are reused; mobile equipment may separate fractions onsite, and carpet can be brushed, vacuumed and emptied. Approx. 10% new material may need to be added when infill/sand is reused — not a national material loss rate.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
PUBLICLY DOCUMENTED DATA GAP · official_source_verified
Report 7191 states that national quantities going to incineration, landfill, reuse and material recycling cannot currently be determined robustly from available data. Current national destination split: UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
PUBLICLY DOCUMENTED DATA GAP · official_source_verified
Current measured national end-of-life tonnage: UNKNOWN. Naturvårdsverket states that quantifying the waste flow is difficult because material content differs between systems, plastic quantities vary significantly and waste-treatment data are insufficient for robust national flows.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
COMPANY-DESCRIBED PHYSICAL PROCESSING · company_reported
Sydvac AB (active): physical removal of artificial turf, vacuum extraction of sand and infill, physical emptying of the turf carpet, separation of filling material (in some projects sorting of filling fractions), collection of sand and rubber/infill in Big Bags, and preparation of carpet rolls for reuse or downstream recycling. CTE: MOBILE PRE-PROCESSOR / ON-SITE SEPARATION — not a full-field material recycler.
Sources: [1] sydvac.se [2] sydvac.se [3] sydvac.se
COMPANY-REPORTED CUMULATIVE HISTORICAL ACTIVITY · company_reported
Sydvac company claim: more than 400,000 m² of artificial turf removed and 12,000 tonnes of filling material removed from football pitches in Sweden and Denmark combined (cumulative). Not annual capacity, not annual throughput, not a Swedish national volume and not all material recycled.
Sources: [1] sydvac.se
COMPANY-REPORTED PROCESS PERFORMANCE CLAIM · company_reported
Sydvac states its method provides 99% emptying of artificial turf — a carpet-emptying / infill-removal performance claim, not a recycling rate and not material recovery.
Sources: [1] sydvac.se
COMPANY BASE — MOBILE PROCESSING SERVICE · company_reported
Sydvac company visiting address: Räften 232, 247 91 Södra Sandby, Sweden — COMPANY BASE; processing takes place primarily on-site at customer fields. No fixed recycling-facility pin. Capacity and current annual throughput: UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] sydvac.se
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
Current national fixed material-recycling capacity: UNKNOWN. Current material-recycling throughput: UNKNOWN. No capacity or throughput is assigned to Sydvac (from cumulative activity), Orbit Supply Chain or Nordic Surface.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
CTE has not identified a currently active Swedish fixed full-field synthetic-turf recycling facility that meets the CTE public-evidence standard. Active verified fixed turf-derived part-stream processors: 0. Active verified infill processors: 0. 0 verified is not proof that none exist.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
No national CTE tonnage model in v1.0: the public pitch stock is not demonstrated to consist exclusively of equivalent full-size 11-a-side systems. Pitch counts, lifetime and field mass are not combined into a national EOL figure.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
Landscape artificial turf (parks, schoolyards and other uses): national stock, EOL tonnage and recycling rate UNKNOWN. Hybrid turf stock and EOL: UNKNOWN. Padel, tennis and other sports surfaces are not included in the 1,400-pitch figure: DATA GAP. Current national landfill tonnage and share: UNKNOWN.
HISTORICAL 2021 STUDY ESTIMATE · official_source_verified
HISTORICAL (2021): the IVL / Beställargrupp Konstgräs study (U 6475) estimated approximately 50 end-of-life artificial-turf pitches per year in Sweden. Not a current 2026 replacement rate; not converted to tonnes.
Sources: [1] bekogr.se
HISTORICAL 2021 INTERVIEW-BASED CROSS-BORDER ROUTE ESTIMATE · official_source_verified
HISTORICAL (2021): the IVL / BeKoGr study reported that approximately 10–20 Swedish pitches per year were sent to Re-Match (Denmark). Not current; Re-Match's Danish operating history changed after 2024/25.
Sources: [1] bekogr.se
HISTORICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT / ENERGY-RECOVERY ROUTE · official_source_verified
HISTORICAL (2021): the IVL / BeKoGr study identified Ragn-Sells (treatment site in Vänersborg), Renova and Sysav (Malmö, receiving large turf rolls) as Swedish waste-management routes for artificial turf: cutting / size reduction and handling followed by incineration / energy recovery. ENERGY RECOVERY — NOT MATERIAL RECYCLING; not recycler infrastructure. Current 2026 turf-specific status: UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] bekogr.se
HISTORICAL COMPANY / INTERVIEW-REPORTED WASTE-HANDLING VOLUME · official_source_verified
HISTORICAL (2021): approximately 50–100 tonnes of artificial-turf material handled by Renova from 2020 to the interview date, treated by incineration / energy recovery. Not material-recycling throughput.
Sources: [1] bekogr.se
HISTORICAL INTERVIEW-BASED WASTE-HANDLING ESTIMATE · official_source_verified
HISTORICAL (2021): approximately 1–5 artificial-turf pitches per year (maximum 5 per year) via the Sysav route (incineration / energy recovery). Not current throughput and not recycling throughput.
Sources: [1] bekogr.se
CURRENT / RECENT PUBLIC MARKET CONTEXT · official_source_verified
SBR from recycled vehicle tyres has historically been the most common infill in Sweden; more than half of artificial-turf pitches used SBR in the public source context. Other infills: EPDM, TPE, cork, bark, coconut / organic alternatives; some systems have no polymeric granulate. Not an exact 2026 market share.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se [2] naturvardsverket.se
PUBLIC-SOURCE GRANULATE-FREE AREA ESTIMATE · official_source_verified
Approximately 447,000 m² of artificial-turf pitches without granulate (granulate-free) in the dataset referenced by Naturvårdsverket Report 7191.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
PUBLIC-SOURCE TYPICAL LIFETIME REFERENCE · official_source_verified
Artificial-turf pitches typically reach end of life after approximately 10 years (Naturvårdsverket Report 7191). Not used to calculate national annual replacements.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
PUBLIC-SOURCE TYPICAL FULL-SIZE FIELD MASS REFERENCE · official_source_verified
One 11-a-side artificial-turf pitch: total mass 220–240 t, of which approx. 132–144 t sand, 66–72 t granulate and 22–24 t turf fibres + backing (Unsbo & Lassesson 2022, reproduced in Naturvårdsverket Report 7191). Not a national average or conversion factor.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
CURRENT PUBLIC NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL-TURF STOCK ESTIMATE · official_source_verified
Sweden has approximately 1,400 artificial-turf pitches, corresponding to approximately 10 million m² (Naturvårdsverket; Report 7191 estimate for 2024, several new pitches built each year). Not an exact census and not all artificial-grass use.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se [2] naturvardsverket.se
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTEXT · official_source_verified
The Swedish Public Procurement Agency (Upphandlingsmyndigheten) states it currently has no dedicated national sustainability criteria specifically for artificial-turf pitches, and refers to Beställargrupp Konstgräs, Naturvårdsverket guidance and Adda procurement frameworks.
Sources: [1] upphandlingsmyndigheten.se
CURRENT REGULATORY CONTEXT · official_source_verified
EU Regulation 2023/2055 restricts intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles; the sale / placing on the market of loose polymer-based granulate for artificial-turf infill becomes prohibited in 2031 after the transition period. This is not a ban on artificial turf, not a ban on using existing pitches after 2031 and not a mandatory 2031 removal date.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se [2] naturvardsverket.se
CURRENT SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE · official_source_verified
Naturvårdsverket states that an artificial-turf pitch is treated as an environmentally hazardous activity in the Swedish Environmental Code context; operators have responsibilities including knowledge requirements, precautionary measures, best available / appropriate techniques, prevention of granulate loss, suitable waste management and measures to reduce emissions.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se [2] naturvardsverket.se
CURRENT 2026 NATIONAL REGULATORY / ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT · official_source_verified
Naturvårdsverket coordinates a national supervision campaign in September–November 2026 on artificial-turf pitches and rubber surfaces, aimed at reducing microplastic releases, improving preventative routines and ensuring end-of-life pitches are handled environmentally and safely.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
CURRENT SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE · official_source_verified
Naturvårdsverket guidance order for end-of-life artificial turf: first assess reuse; if reuse is not appropriate, assess recycling; other waste treatment where necessary. Reuse and material recycling are separate categories.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
CURRENT SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE · official_source_verified
There is no general determination that discarded artificial turf, rubber surfaces or granulate are automatically hazardous or non-hazardous waste; classification is assessed case by case based on material composition, hazardous properties and contaminants. No single Swedish waste code applies to all end-of-life artificial turf.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
LOCAL MUNICIPAL EXAMPLE — NOT NATIONAL DATA · official_source_verified
Stockholm city example (Report 7191; not national data or national requirements): no new granulate purchased since 2019; approx. 50 t granulate/year cleaned and reused; approx. 20% of the city's pitches granulate-free; target at least 90% plastic-granulate-free by 2031; recycled-plastic requirement for turf fibres 20% at source date, planned 50% by 2027.
Sources: [1] naturvardsverket.se
PRODUCT SUPPLIER / TAKE-BACK ACTOR / CIRCULAR-DESIGN ACTOR · company_reported
Nordic Surface offers ONE-DNA artificial turf with a Take-Back programme: project registration / traceability, collection of installation waste and end-of-life turf, and routing of material into plastics recycling. Classification: product supplier / take-back actor / circular-design actor — NOT a synthetic-turf recycler; no map pin, no processor count, no processing capacity.
Sources: [1] nordicsurface.se [2] naturvardsverket.se
DESIGN FOR RECYCLING / CIRCULAR PRODUCT CASE · company_reported
ONE-DNA is a mono-material PE artificial turf (yarn and backing based on polyethylene); public sources describe take-back, mechanical plastics recycling and production of recycled PE raw material. This route is not generalised to conventional mixed-polymer end-of-life sports turf.
Sources: [1] nordicsurface.se [2] naturvardsverket.se [3] one-dna.com
PLASTIC-RECYCLING SOLUTION / VALUE-CHAIN COORDINATOR · company_reported
Orbit Supply Chain describes itself as organising and developing plastic-recycling flows and selecting appropriate recycling processes. Public evidence does not identify a specific Orbit-owned physical turf-processing plant. CTE: value-chain coordinator — NOT verified as a fixed synthetic-turf processor; not in the recycler overview; no map pin; no capacity.
Sources: [1] orbitsupplychain.com [2] orbitsupplychain.com
DOCUMENTED PRODUCT-SPECIFIC RECYCLING TRIAL / CHAIN VALIDATION · company_reported
Nordic Surface and Orbit Supply Chain documented a ONE-DNA recycling trial (executed March 2024; certificate dated 12 April 2024): clean Nordic Grass ONE-DNA turf was shredded / ground, extruded, regranulated and compounded into recycled HDPE-type moulding raw material. Not commercial annual turf-processing capacity, not national recycling infrastructure and not full-field conventional-turf recycling.
Sources: [1] nordicsurface.se [2] one-dna.com
PUBLIC-MUNICIPAL PROJECT CASE · official_source_verified
Falkenberg municipality reported in November 2024 that parts of the old artificial-turf system at Falkenbergs IP were recycled through the Re-Match process — a project-specific cross-border recycling case. No national treatment share or export share is inferred.
Sources: [1] kommun.falkenberg.se
