12/19/2019
“But today, hundreds of fields that were installed in the mid-2000s are at or beyond their estimated eight- to 10-year life spans. Most of these early fields were made with tire crumb, also known as crumb rubber, a product that has come under intense scrutiny in recent years over fears that tiny tire fragments containing heavy metals and chemicals might be dangerous.”
With hundreds of fields reaching end of life each year, the artificial turf industry is under pressure to find a sustainable solution.
