MONTVALE – In the debate over turf-field materials — crumb rubber versus alternative infills that some say are safer — the borough will split the difference. To replace the synthetic turf field at ...

The new ordinance, called Chapter 20, aims to protect citizens and natural areas by banning synthetic infill material, which contain microplastics and concentrations of PFAS, in new artificial turf ...

Walnut shells, olive pit and coconut are a few of several options the Carson City Board of Supervisors will consider Thursday — not as part of any diet but as infill material for an artificial turf ...

Members of the recycled rubber and synthetic turf industries have announced that they are cooperating to ensure that all synthetic turf and playground infills meet new American Society for Testing and ...

After deliberating on characteristics and costs of materials, the Carson City Board of Supervisors made their selection: encapsulated rubber. The unanimous vote Thursday was for the infill material ...

For the thousands of children who play sports in the Gig Harbor area, there often aren't enough fields to go around. That is one of the reasons city officials rejoiced at the groundbreaking for two ...

SEATTLE — Artificial turf fields are just about everywhere in the U.S. They’re used in countless parks, sports fields and stadiums from coast to coast. If you’ve ever walked on one, you’ve probably ...

BRUSSELS—Industry groups have expressed dismay at a European Commission draft proposal to ban the sale of infill materials classified as "intentionally added microplastics" in synthetic turf.

LAS VEGAS — Five artificial turf fields are on tap to be replaced in the Clark County School District in Nevada in the wake of an investigation that exposed dangerous conditions, lack of safety ...

Amid ongoing concerns over the potential toxicity of crumb rubber, the City of Santa Monica is in the process of replacing Airport Park's turf field. The $816,000 project, which includes the removal ...

Earlier this year, the Middle School Building Committee in North Haven, Connecticut, voted unanimously to install two new artificial-turf fields at a cost of more than $2 million. After a series of ...

MONTVALE — The Borough Council will consider using infills other than crumb rubber for the replacement of the synthetic turf field at Fieldstone Middle School. The governing body has directed Borough ...