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CLARITY ON MICROPLASTICS | RUBBER INFILL FOR SYNTHETIC TURF

As industry professionals, it is essential that we provide clarity regarding the use of rubber infill for synthetic turf football fields.

Introduction
Recently, the European Union, following an investigative period, issued a directive—binding only for EU Member States—concerning the application of usage rules and bans related to what is defined as microplastics.

Below, we present the key excerpts from this new Regulation that specifically concern rubber infill for synthetic turf.

REGULATION (EU) 2023/2055 OF THE COMMISSION – 25 September 2023

This regulation amends Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and Council concerning the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemical substances (REACH), with regard to synthetic polymer microparticles. Key considerations include:

(1) The widespread presence of tiny fragments of chemically modified natural or synthetic polymers, which are water-insoluble, degrade very slowly, and are easily ingested by living organisms, raises concerns about their overall environmental impact and potential risks to human health. These polymers are found throughout the environment, including in drinking water and food, and contribute to microplastic pollution.
(2) Much of the microplastic pollution is generated unintentionally—for example, through the fragmentation of larger plastic waste, tire wear, road paint erosion, or washing of synthetic garments. However, tiny polymer fragments are also intentionally manufactured for use as such or added to products.
(53) Regarding granular infill used on synthetic sports surfaces, the Commission considers that extending the transitional period to eight years before the market ban is justified. This allows existing synthetic sports surfaces using such infill to reach their natural end-of-life before needing replacement.
(j) Starting from 17 October 2031, the marketing of granular infill for use on synthetic sports surfaces will be prohibited.

A full PDF version of the regulation is available, with highlighted sections relevant to polymer use as infill for synthetic turf.

Conclusions – FAQ

1) What does the new Regulation establish? It bans, within EU Member States only, the sale/purchase and consequently the new use of polymeric infill for synthetic turf.

2) From when will the sale/purchase and new use of rubber infill be prohibited? Starting 17 October 2031, manufacturers and resellers must indicate in their offers that granular polymeric material with a particle size below 5 mm cannot be used for loose applications in manufactured goods or finished products intended for sale within the EU market.

3) If I purchase rubber infill before 17 October 2031, can I continue using it for my synthetic turf field until its end-of-life? Yes. You may continue using it until the field reaches its end-of-life—for example, a full-size football pitch may remain in use until 2043.

Rubber Underlay or Mat | Budget-Friendly Acoustic

How impact noise propagates

Quality Footstep noise is a major problem on floors, especially in residential units, as footsteps from above are transmitted to the unit below.

There are various soundproofing methods (rubber underlay or mat for subfloors and wall rolls) that can significantly reduce impact noise. The selection of soundproofing materials depends on the type of flooring: slate, wood, tiles, carpet, etc. Soundproofing is an effective way to prevent sound from entering or leaving a room. It is quite popular nowadays, especially in homes where tenants share walls.

A budget-friendly yet high-quality job can achieve excellent acoustic results. Acoustic underlay can be installed during construction when planning a new home or commercial building, or as a retrofit solution.

How to Soundproof Floors

stesa rotolo di gomma come materassino

To successfully soundproof a floor, an acoustic underlay must be added to isolate and block both impact and airborne noise. Only a few products on the market can do both, and among them is rubber in rolls, which serves as an underlay and mat beneath the screed or on perimeter walls. Depending on the type of subfloor (e.g., wood or concrete) and the material of the finished floor (e.g., tiles, hardwood, floating wood, or carpet), the solution may vary in thickness. A good technician will certainly recommend the best choice to achieve excellent home acoustics.

How to Soundproof Floors

To successfully soundproof a floor, an acoustic underlay must be added to isolate and block both impact and airborne noise. Only a few products on the market can do both, and among them is

rubber in rolls,

installation of acoustic rubber rolls on existing flooring.

which serves as an underlay and mat beneath the screed or on perimeter walls. Depending on the type of subfloor (e.g., wood or concrete) and the material of the finished floor (e.g., tiles, hardwood, floating wood, or carpet), the solution may vary in thickness. A good technician will certainly recommend the best choice to achieve excellent home acoustics.

Technical Notes on Noise in Homes

Floor soundproofing addresses two types of noise:

Impact noise or footstep noise.
Airborne noise.

Impact noise, also known as footstep noise, is produced by an object hitting the floor. Examples include footsteps, dragging furniture, and sounds like dropping a heavy object. Impact noise travels freely through the air and the ceiling below. Naturally, footstep noise affects the person living beneath the floor more than anyone else.

Airborne noise is transmitted through the air, spreading through the atmosphere. Airborne noise includes sounds such as people talking, dogs barking, cars moving or honking, music, and especially someone hosting a party below. Thus, soundproofing your floors helps mitigate these issues.

When soundproofing your floors, consider a few factors to help decide which method to use:

Seeking professional assistance! Hiring an installation expert.
Choosing a Made in Italy product with certified rubber underlay and real screed thickness.
Follow this link for rubber rolls for subfloors.

Building sound insulation: three excellent reasons to use recycled rubber

Many times, you involuntarily hear countless conversations through walls. If so, you may be living in a house with insufficient soundproofing on both the walls and the floor.

With cities becoming denser and builders looking to increase their profit margins, it is not uncommon for acoustic comfort to be overlooked in many building projects.

When the sound is excessive or unwanted, the correct term is noise and it has an impact on the human body. While not all places need to seal off all types of sound, creating spaces with an adequate degree of soundproofing improves the quality of life.

Characteristics of a sound absorbing material for sound insulation.

The materials considered “good sound absorbers” are light, low mass, soft and porous such as rolls of recycled rubber.

If the aim is to make the environment more pleasant, with less echo, what we are looking for is to absorb the sound. Recycled rubber lends itself to this function as a use in its compacted granular form with open cells in the production of a roll.

Ideas from the Acoustic Insulation Regulations in Building.

The Italian acoustic legislation for residential buildings establishes that for the purposes of the construction or renovation of a building, the acoustic requirements must be respected. The construction company that does not comply with the requirements will be obliged to compensate the damage to those who suffer from noise pollution.

The law for the acoustic insulation of apartments provides that the end of the work must be supplemented by an acoustic certification, a document which certifies that the property complies with the passive acoustic requirements provided for by the legislation.

The reasons for choosing recycled rubber rolls are many and here we summarize the three most important:

1) The recycled rubber rolls offer the characteristics of a resilient impact resistant material. Therefore, a resilient underfloor mat is shock-absorbing by improving the acoustics in the environment with attenuation values even higher than 20 Db.

2) It is an Eco-friendly product made up of over 90% recycled product. The use of recycled rubber contributes to a CO2 reduction of approximately 1.7 tons of CO2 for each ton of product. An excellent result that cannot be compared with any other sound-absorbing material sold on the market.

3) It is 100% recyclable: It is not composed of a layered fusion of different materials for its manufacture! In the great propaganda of the circular economy we can say that the roll of recycled rubber is the product that is best suited for this definition.

Pacciamatura corteccia decorativa in giardino esotico

Paradiso Esotico con pacciamatura corteccia decorativa in gomma

Cosa dire.. bello vedere dei clienti che mostrano i loro capolavori ringraziandoci di aver fornito questa novità con una produzione 100% made in Italy.

Ottenere un effetto decorativo del giardino mediante pacciamatura di corteccia in gomma della nostra linea Garden Rubber stupisce per l’effetto WOW ! la foto qui rappresentata è un opera su di un giardino esotico cui il cliente tiene lontano dalle erbacce le sue composizioni verdi risaltandone i colori naturali.

Garden rubber la scelta vincente!

Visitate la nostra pagina shop e scegliete la corteccia decorativa più indicata per il vostro Landscape

Sicurezza e colore con la nostra gomma antitrauma parco giochi

Gomma antitrauma per la sicurezza in colore del vostro parco giochi

Il mercato è sempre più esigente e la nostra azienda fa la sua parte nella ricerca e sviluppo di nuovi prodotti ecosostenibili.

gomma in granuli antitrauma 100% da riciclo

Qui un ultimo esempio di installazione antitrauma per parco giochi per mettere in sicurezza l’area ludica in cui i bambini di una scuola elementare giocano al suonare della campanella della ricreazione.

Campana e percorso Step in tutta sicurezza

La ricreazione deve essere un momento di socializzazione tra i bambini e grazie alla realizzazione di due giochi seppur semplici come la campana e lo step, si aiuta a ricaricare le energie per nuove lezioni educative.

campana e step su antitrauma

Price sbr granule green soccer field

The saying that price always wins is a well-known market rule. The ennobled green sbr granule needs to be inexpensive for installation in a synthetic grass football pitch but quality is always important. Choose from our shop what you prefer at the best price and the highest quality guaranteed.

black rubber powder: the best answer to the question is here

Black rubber powder it is among the market demand in the most sought after rubber compound sector. There are many types of powders and our company is dedicated in 30 years to production through recycling. We have various elastomers such as epdm, sbr, nbr with very fine particle sizes.
visit our website dedicated to rubber powders: https://www.recycled-rubber-powder.com

recycled rubber powder sbr, epdm, nbr, cr, iir, hs65

Our company specialized in the production of fine rubber powder from different type elastomer: SBR , EPDM, CR, NBR, IIR, HS65.

Choice the preferred quality for your application and visit our new dedicated web site https://www.recycled-rubber-powder.com

We pave your safety with our rubber for poured in place

The anti-trauma is an application consolidated over time made with rubber granulates; It can be presented in the form of plates in tile format of various sizes and thicknesses as well as performed on site previously mixed with polyurethane binder. Different grain sizes, types of elastomers and percentages of binder allow to obtain different results of HIC, the famous UNI1177 standard which must be followed for the calculation of the critical fall height from the Games. The latter has recently been modified in the method of performing Test, making an accidental fall situation from different heights more likely. Our company strives to optimize its Granulate both for the substrate and for the upper colored layer in order to increase the measurement result by 20% for the same thickness, with a saving in laying costs.

Classy landscape with white bark!

Standing out from the crowd is not easy today. Many things to beautify your garden but all similar.
It is the turning point! With our Bark rubber Mulch Garden White we offer you the possibility to install on your patio, flower bed, a fantastic White color that is not limited to the effect of color alone. It is a walk

Bark rubber Mulch white used in garden

able product, does not rot, does not require maintenance. Read our FAQ for how best to use it. We present a preview of this wonderful product in a Macro photo from which you can admire the purity of the Tone en masse which will be well integrated into the habitat you are fantasizing about.

the ultimate infill for multicolor green artificial grass

Ecolmix 2013 is the ultimate solution for your different color of blade in artificial grass.

The final installation it’s more natural as traditional soccer field. This no tyre material base helps for lower 0,1 mg/kg every parameter in P.A.H. test.

Buy the quality and safe the planet into our circular economy.

Green Rubber Mulch – Garden decorative material

Rubber mulch in different colours green brown blue and red for garden decorative.

Material have Base elastomer SBR or EPDM 60 shore(A) Hardness.

No tyre rubber mulch, quality and durability mulch granules.