Circular Turf EuropeCircular Turf Europe
en
EnglishNederlandsDeutschFrançais

European turf recycling matrix

European turf recycling matrix

How Europe handles end-of-life artificial turf — country by country, route by route.

Filters

Select a cell to see tonnage, destinations, assumptions, sources and data gaps.

European turf recycling matrix

Cell colour follows documented emission data or material retention. Export, storage and unknown destination never receive a circularity colour.

CountryAnnual end-of-life turfDirect reuseSecond-life reuseInfill recovery + turf reuseAdvanced material recyclingMechanical separation + regranulationShredding + agglomerationComposite / thick-wall product routeRubber / infill recoverySand recoveryEnergy recovery / incinerationCement kilnLandfillStorageExport for processingExport, destination unknownUncontrolled / illegal disposalUnknown destinationMaterial retained in productive useVerified final destinationUnknownData quality
NetherlandsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
GermanyUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
FranceUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
BelgiumUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
DenmarkUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
SwedenUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
FinlandUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
United KingdomUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
SpainUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
ItalyUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
AustriaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
SwitzerlandUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
LithuaniaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
LuxembourgUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
CyprusUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
CroatiaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
BulgariaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
GreeceUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
HungaryUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
IrelandUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
LatviaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
MaltaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
PolandUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
PortugalUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
RomaniaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
SlovakiaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
CzechiaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
SloveniaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
EstoniaUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown

Route comparison

Factual characteristics per route. This is not a ranking and contains no best or worst outcome.

Treatment routeClassificationMaterial retainedPolymer quality retainedClosed-loop potentialOpen-loop applicationProcess emissionsAvoided virgin materialNet climate impactFinal destination verified
Direct reuseReuseUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Second-life reuseReuseUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Infill recovery + turf reuseReuseUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Advanced material recyclingMaterial recyclingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Mechanical separation + regranulationMaterial recyclingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Shredding + agglomerationOpen-loop recycling or downcycling where supportedUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Composite / thick-wall product routeOpen-loop recycling or downcycling where supportedUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Rubber / infill recoveryMaterial recoveryUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sand recoveryMaterial recoveryUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Energy recovery / incinerationEnergy recoveryUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Cement kilnEnergy recovery / co-processingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
LandfillDisposalUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
StorageStorage — no treatment outcomeUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Export for processingTransport / intermediate routeUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Export, destination unknownTransport / intermediate routeUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Uncontrolled / illegal disposalDisposal — documented cases onlyUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Unknown destinationUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown

Sources

CTE Principle

A country can only be understood when both the treatment route and the final destination are known.

Collection or processing volume alone does not demonstrate recycling performance.