Artificial grass has been widely used around the world. Since the launch of the FIFA Artificial Turf Quality Plan in 2001, the world football management organization has continuously formulated standards that adapt to changes in the times. FIFA's work mainly focuses on how artificial grass can adapt to professional football matches.
Since 2006, 3,437 man-made turf courts certified by FIFA have been installed in 149 countries, and artificial turf has increasingly appeared in football matches.
Artificial grass shows us a very superior field applicability. From the application of campus football field to the application of FIFA World Cup preliminary competition, we can see the shadow of artificial grass. Through the FIFA Women's World Cup, it is proved that artificial grass can provide an effective and reliable sports surface anywhere in the world.
FIFA leads by example to promote the sustainable development of artificial grass and environmental protection
The service life of artificial turf is usually about 8 years, so our question is: With more and more applications of artificial turf, what kind of impact will the generated waste have on the environment? How can we make it sustainable?
The current main processing methods include the following two:
1. Deep buried, this treatment method is not degradable
2. Incineration produces a lot of harmful gas
FIFA commissioned an environmental protection agency to study the impact of artificial turf on the environment and cooperated with the Danish company Re-Match Turf Recycling to analyze the best practices of artificial turf recycling, and get rid of the environmental pollution caused by artificial turf in a manner that respects the environment. % Of materials are recycled.
"My goal is to reclaim the football field without any cost." Re-Match A/S CEO Dennis Andersen said.
Calculations by Andersen and his team show that the process is to reprocess artificial grass instead of incineration, which can reduce the emission of 400 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
"As an international organization, FIFA has the responsibility to protect, evaluate and limit its impact on the environment," said Federico Addiechi, director of sustainability and diversity at FIFA. "We hope to lead by example, not only in the field of football, but also in the field of sports, making sustainable development and environmental protection our purpose of action."
FIFA and authoritative organizations drafted a document on the reuse and recycling of artificial turf
For the recycling of artificial grass waste, the role of local authorities and site owners has become increasingly important. Eunomia Research, a consulting company for sustainable development and diversity services, and FIFA Consulting have jointly drafted good practices on the reuse and recycling of artificial turf. This document describes the possible environmental consequences of certain components of artificial grass, and points out the benefits when traditional methods are no longer used to treat artificial grass waste.
In addition, the guidelines emphasize the need to increase people's awareness of artificial grass recycling and provide relevant environmental protection information for owners of installation or renovation sites. Regarding the environmental recycling and traditional waste treatment methods, it is important to analyze the consequences of different options for treating lawns and persuade them to choose between reuse and recycling, and try to avoid burning and Landfill.
Will environmental protection grass become the next mandatory rule in the artificial grass market? let us wait and see!
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