{"id":9427,"date":"2026-04-27T21:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/?p=9427"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:15:26","slug":"tender-specification-for-poured-in-place-anti-trauma-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/2026\/04\/27\/tender-specification-for-poured-in-place-anti-trauma-surfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Tender Specification for Poured-In-Place Anti-Trauma Surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9427\" class=\"elementor elementor-9427 elementor-9416\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1516e84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1516e84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f94dfcf\" data-id=\"f94dfcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62029f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62029f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tender Specification for Poured-In-Place Anti-Trauma Surfaces | CAM Compliance Guide for Contracting Authorities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74078d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e74078d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This article is addressed to Public Administrations and Works Directors who must comply with Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) when commissioning playground anti-trauma surfacing.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af847d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af847d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37a5a9b\" data-id=\"37a5a9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6dca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef6dca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The current state of public tenders for anti-trauma surfaces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f03fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f03fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The public procurement landscape for anti-trauma playground surfaces presents a critical and largely overlooked problem. Municipalities and public bodies routinely issue &#8220;standard&#8221; tender specifications that nominally require compliance with Italy&#8217;s Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) \u2014 yet in practice, these specifications are drafted in ways that effectively <strong>exclude certified recycled products<\/strong> from the market, inadvertently generating a de facto monopoly.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">This article provides technical clarity for Works Directors and procurement officers, and offers a concrete model specification that genuinely complies with CAM requirements while ensuring open and fair competition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dedc202 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dedc202\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4d9d96\" data-id=\"f4d9d96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fae23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84fae23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Available products for CAM-compliant anti-trauma surfaces<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c089436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c089436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Two main methods exist for installing anti-trauma playground surfacing:<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Prefabricated anti-trauma tiles<\/strong> (e.g. 50\u00d750 cm slabs), with variable thickness calculated for HIC performance per UNI EN 1177.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Poured-in-place continuous anti-trauma surfacing<\/strong>, with variable thickness calculated for HIC performance per UNI EN 1177.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Both systems, in public procurement, must comply with the minimum recycled content requirements set out in the CAM for urban furnishings (Ministerial Decree of 23 June 2022).<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>The key requirement: the mass balance of the finished work must exceed 50% minimum recycled content.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e23a08c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e23a08c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b9d329\" data-id=\"9b9d329\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4861fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4861fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical mass balance example: poured-in-place rubber surfacing, 40 mm total thickness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ccd927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ccd927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The table below compares two real-world scenarios: one using virgin EPDM granules in the wear layer (a widespread but non-compliant practice) and one using certified E.o.W. coloured rubber granules (fully CAM-compliant).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3455a34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3455a34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3f85a8\" data-id=\"d3f85a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f784d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5f784d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n  .cam-table-wrapper {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    overflow-x: auto;\r\n    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;\r\n    margin: 0 0 32px 0;\r\n    border-radius: 8px;\r\n    box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.10);\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table {\r\n    border-collapse: collapse;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    min-width: 860px;\r\n    font-family: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 13px;\r\n    line-height: 1.4;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* ---- HEADER PRINCIPALE ---- *\/\r\n  .cam-table thead tr.header-main th {\r\n    background-color: #1a3a5c;\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    font-size: 11px;\r\n    text-transform: uppercase;\r\n    letter-spacing: 0.5px;\r\n    padding: 10px 8px;\r\n    border: 1px solid #0f2540;\r\n    vertical-align: middle;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* ---- HEADER SPESSORE ---- *\/\r\n  .cam-table thead tr.header-sub th {\r\n    background-color: #2b5491;\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n    font-size: 12px;\r\n    padding: 6px 8px;\r\n    border: 1px solid #1a3a5c;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    vertical-align: middle;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* ---- INTESTAZIONE SCENARIO ---- *\/\r\n  .cam-table tr.scenario-header td {\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    font-size: 13px;\r\n    padding: 10px 12px;\r\n    border: 1px solid #ccc;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    letter-spacing: 0.3px;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table tr.scenario-nok td {\r\n    background-color: #fff3cd;\r\n    color: #7b4f00;\r\n    border-left: 4px solid #e6a817;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table tr.scenario-ok td {\r\n    background-color: #d4edda;\r\n    color: #155724;\r\n    border-left: 4px solid #28a745;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* ---- RIGHE DATI ---- *\/\r\n  .cam-table tbody tr.row-nok td {\r\n    background-color: #fffdf5;\r\n    border: 1px solid #e8ddc0;\r\n    padding: 8px 10px;\r\n    vertical-align: middle;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table tbody tr.row-nok td:first-child {\r\n    text-align: left;\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table tbody tr.row-ok td {\r\n    background-color: #f4fff6;\r\n    border: 1px solid #b8dfc4;\r\n    padding: 8px 10px;\r\n    vertical-align: middle;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table tbody tr.row-ok td:first-child {\r\n    text-align: left;\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* ---- RIGA RISULTATO ---- *\/\r\n  .cam-table tr.result-nok td {\r\n    background-color: #f8d7da;\r\n    color: #721c24;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    font-size: 14px;\r\n    padding: 10px 12px;\r\n    border: 1px solid #f5c6cb;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    border-left: 4px solid #dc3545;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table tr.result-ok td {\r\n    background-color: #c3e6cb;\r\n    color: #155724;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    font-size: 14px;\r\n    padding: 10px 12px;\r\n    border: 1px solid #28a745;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    border-left: 4px solid #28a745;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  .cam-table tr.separator td {\r\n    background-color: #f0f4f8;\r\n    height: 12px;\r\n    border: none;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* Badge CAM *\/\r\n  .badge-si {\r\n    background-color: #28a745;\r\n    color: white;\r\n    padding: 2px 8px;\r\n    border-radius: 12px;\r\n    font-size: 11px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n  }\r\n  .badge-no {\r\n    background-color: #dc3545;\r\n    color: white;\r\n    padding: 2px 8px;\r\n    border-radius: 12px;\r\n    font-size: 11px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* Nota a pi\u00e8 di tabella *\/\r\n  .cam-table-note {\r\n    font-size: 12px;\r\n    color: #555;\r\n    margin-top: 8px;\r\n    line-height: 1.5;\r\n    padding: 0 4px;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  \/* Indicatore scroll su mobile *\/\r\n  .cam-scroll-hint {\r\n    display: none;\r\n    font-size: 11px;\r\n    color: #888;\r\n    text-align: right;\r\n    margin-bottom: 4px;\r\n    font-style: italic;\r\n  }\r\n \r\n  @media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n    .cam-scroll-hint { display: block; }\r\n    .cam-table { font-size: 12px; }\r\n    .cam-table thead tr.header-main th { font-size: 10px; padding: 8px 6px; }\r\n    .cam-table tbody tr.row-nok td,\r\n    .cam-table tbody tr.row-ok td { padding: 7px 6px; }\r\n  }\r\n<\/style>\r\n \r\n<!-- Hint di scroll visibile solo su mobile -->\r\n<p class=\"cam-scroll-hint\">\u2190 Scorri per vedere tutta la tabella \u2192<\/p>\r\n \r\n<div class=\"cam-table-wrapper\">\r\n  <table class=\"cam-table\">\r\n \r\n    <!-- ===== INTESTAZIONI ===== -->\r\n    <thead>\r\n      <tr class=\"header-main\">\r\n        <th rowspan=\"2\">Materia Prima<\/th>\r\n        <th rowspan=\"2\">Cert. Contenuto<br>Min. Riciclato<\/th>\r\n        <th rowspan=\"2\">% di<br>Riciclato<\/th>\r\n        <th rowspan=\"2\">Uso<\/th>\r\n        <th rowspan=\"2\">Kg\/m\u00b2 per<br>10 mm spessore<\/th>\r\n        <th>Sottofondo<br>Kg\/m\u00b2<\/th>\r\n        <th>Finitura<br>Kg\/m\u00b2<\/th>\r\n        <th>Totale Massa<br>Kg\/m\u00b2<\/th>\r\n        <th>Riciclato<br>totale Kg\/m\u00b2<\/th>\r\n        <th>% Riciclato<br>totale<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n      <tr class=\"header-sub\">\r\n        <th>Spessore 28 mm<\/th>\r\n        <th>Spessore 12 mm<\/th>\r\n        <th>Spessore 40 mm<\/th>\r\n        <th colspan=\"2\"><\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/thead>\r\n \r\n    <tbody>\r\n \r\n      <!-- ===== SCENARIO 1 \u2013 NON CONFORME ===== -->\r\n      <tr class=\"scenario-header scenario-nok\">\r\n        <td colspan=\"10\">\r\n          \u26a0\ufe0f SCENARIO 1 \u2014 Granulo EPDM Vergine in Finitura &nbsp;|&nbsp; Pratica comune ma NON conforme ai CAM\r\n        <\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-nok\">\r\n        <td>Granulo di gomma sottofondo (riciclato)<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-si\">S\u00cc<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>100%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Sottofondo<\/td>\r\n        <td>6,0<\/td>\r\n        <td>16,8<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n        <td rowspan=\"4\">36,2<\/td>\r\n        <td rowspan=\"4\">16,8<\/td>\r\n        <td rowspan=\"4\"><strong>46,4%<\/strong><\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-nok\">\r\n        <td>Legante per Sottofondo<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-no\">NO<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>0%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Sottofondo<\/td>\r\n        <td>0,75<\/td>\r\n        <td>2,1<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-nok\">\r\n        <td>Granulo Colorato EPDM Vergine<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-no\">NO<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>0%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Finitura<\/td>\r\n        <td>12,0<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n        <td>14,4<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-nok\">\r\n        <td>Legante per Strato di Finitura<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-no\">NO<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>0%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Finitura<\/td>\r\n        <td>2,4<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n        <td>2,88<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"result-nok\">\r\n        <td colspan=\"9\">\u274c Contenuto di riciclato totale: 16,8 Kg\/m\u00b2 su 36,2 Kg\/m\u00b2 \u2014 NON conforme ai CAM (soglia minima: 50%)<\/td>\r\n        <td>46,4%<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <!-- separatore -->\r\n      <tr class=\"separator\"><td colspan=\"10\"><\/td><\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <!-- ===== SCENARIO 2 \u2013 CONFORME ===== -->\r\n      <tr class=\"scenario-header scenario-ok\">\r\n        <td colspan=\"10\">\r\n          \u2705 SCENARIO 2 \u2014 Granulo E.o.W. Colorato Rivestito in Finitura &nbsp;|&nbsp; Conforme ai CAM \u2014 Play Rubber\r\n        <\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-ok\">\r\n        <td>Granulo E.o.W. di gomma sottofondo<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-si\">S\u00cc<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>100%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Sottofondo<\/td>\r\n        <td>6,0<\/td>\r\n        <td>16,8<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n        <td rowspan=\"4\">27,5<\/td>\r\n        <td rowspan=\"4\">23,4<\/td>\r\n        <td rowspan=\"4\"><strong>85,1%<\/strong><\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-ok\">\r\n        <td>Legante per Sottofondo<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-no\">NO<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>0%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Sottofondo<\/td>\r\n        <td>0,75<\/td>\r\n        <td>2,1<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-ok\">\r\n        <td>Granulo E.o.W. Colorato Rivestito<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-si\">S\u00cc<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>92%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Finitura<\/td>\r\n        <td>6,0<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n        <td>7,2<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"row-ok\">\r\n        <td>Legante per Strato di Finitura<\/td>\r\n        <td><span class=\"badge-no\">NO<\/span><\/td>\r\n        <td>0%<\/td>\r\n        <td>Finitura<\/td>\r\n        <td>1,2<\/td>\r\n        <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n        <td>1,44<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n      <tr class=\"result-ok\">\r\n        <td colspan=\"9\">\u2705 Contenuto di riciclato totale: 23,4 Kg\/m\u00b2 su 27,5 Kg\/m\u00b2 \u2014 CONFORME ai CAM (soglia minima: 50%)<\/td>\r\n        <td>85,1%<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n \r\n    <\/tbody>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n<p class=\"cam-table-note\">\r\n  <strong>Dati di riferimento:<\/strong> spessore totale 40 mm (28 mm sottofondo + 12 mm finitura) | Norma UNI EN 1177 | CAM D.M. 23 giugno 2022.<br>\r\n  <strong>E.o.W.<\/strong> = End of Waste (Granulo di gomma riciclata certificato per il contenuto minimo di riciclato \u2014 es. ReMade in Italy\u00ae).\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93732a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93732a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-648e998\" data-id=\"648e998\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69af6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e69af6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c024b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c024b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef91999\" data-id=\"ef91999\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826ba0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"826ba0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the mass balance reveals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae6b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae6b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Scenario 1 \u2013 Virgin EPDM granule in the wear layer:<\/strong> total recycled content reaches only <strong>46.4%<\/strong>, below the 50% CAM threshold. The finished work <strong>does not comply<\/strong>, even though recycled granule is used in the base layer.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Scenario 2 \u2013 Certified E.o.W. coloured granule in the wear layer:<\/strong> total recycled content reaches <strong>85.1%<\/strong>, well above the CAM threshold. The work is fully compliant and also delivers significant cost savings.<\/p><blockquote class=\"ml-2 border-l-4 border-border-300\/10 pl-4 text-text-300\"><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The data is unambiguous: without certified recycled material in the wear layer as well, the 50% CAM threshold cannot be met.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b3613d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b3613d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf67bc3\" data-id=\"bf67bc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316bad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316bad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are also hybrid solutions to avoid the 50% inferiority figure, such as cutting colored rubber surfaces with black granules. The problem, however, remains because data certifying the origin and therefore the minimum recycled content of raw materials are not acquired at the end of the work to prepare correct mass balances.<\/p><p>It often happens that certifications are presented during the tender process, but then the regularity of the materials purchased by mail order is not verified with delivery notes.<\/p><p>The delivery notes should also certify the destination site of the shipment to ensure maximum regularity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3437825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3437825\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d5335f\" data-id=\"7d5335f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18eaa45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18eaa45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21736d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21736d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Works Directors go wrong when drafting tender specifications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aaed39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aaed39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">This is not a matter of direct fault on the part of Works Directors \u2014 the misinformation is driven by the market itself. Accurate technical information on this sector is genuinely difficult to find online.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The systemic problem is clear: <strong>standard tender specifications require &#8220;EPDM granule in bulk&#8221; as the wear layer material.<\/strong> This apparently neutral technical requirement automatically excludes all certified recycled elastomeric products \u2014 such as coated E.o.W. coloured granules \u2014 that could deliver identical performance, often at a lower cost.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">This practice produces two serious consequences:<\/p><ol class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>CAM violation:<\/strong> the mass balance falls below 50%, making the finished work non-compliant with current regulations.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Tender steering:<\/strong> specifying a single raw material type restricts competition and creates a market monopoly in favour of a limited number of suppliers.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14a017e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14a017e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6024e7\" data-id=\"b6024e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc212f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adc212f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The correct tender specification for CAM-compliant anti-trauma surfaces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24e8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b24e8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Drawing on over 35 years of experience in the recycled rubber industry, we provide below the correct framework for a tender specification that genuinely complies with CAM requirements and ensures open competition between materials and suppliers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceb8bc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceb8bc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4101ef5\" data-id=\"4101ef5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69eba25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69eba25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ffcf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10ffcf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">POURED-IN-PLACE RUBBER ANTI-TRAUMA SURFACING \u2014 CAM COMPLIANT<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06be99d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06be99d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Supply and installation<\/strong> of safety surfacing for play areas, of continuous and draining type, realised by poured-in-place rubber granules bound with polyurethane resins. The surface shall be executed to a workmanlike standard, in compliance with <strong>UNI EN 1177<\/strong> and the <strong>Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM)<\/strong> pursuant to <strong>Ministerial Decree of 23 June 2022<\/strong>.<\/p><h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">1. Technical and performance requirements<\/h4><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The surfacing shall consist of a double-layer system:<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Shock-absorbing layer (Base):<\/strong> composed of recycled rubber granules mixed with aromatic single-component polyurethane resin. Thickness shall be calculated based on the Critical Fall Height (HIC) of the play equipment present, as per the UNI EN 1177 certification submitted at tender stage.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Wear layer (Finish):<\/strong> composed of coloured rubber granules mixed with UV-resistant polyurethane resin. Minimum thickness shall be 10 mm, providing a uniform, jointless and slip-resistant surface.<\/li><\/ul><h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">2. Compliance with Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM)<\/h4><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The contractor shall guarantee compliance with the following environmental sustainability requirements:<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Recycled content:<\/strong> the finished product (complete system) must contain a minimum of <strong>50% by weight<\/strong> of recovered or recycled material, calculated as a <strong>mass balance<\/strong> across the entire work.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Required certification:<\/strong> this requirement shall be demonstrated by a product certification issued by an accredited conformity assessment body (e.g. <strong>ReMade in Italy\u00ae<\/strong> or equivalent), attesting the mass balance.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Absence of hazardous substances:<\/strong> the materials used must not contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) or other toxic substances beyond the limits established for play areas.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c516e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c516e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b84c71f\" data-id=\"b84c71f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d0e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55d0e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why this specification is the correct one<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fc9fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97fc9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">With this framework, the contracting authority achieves three concrete benefits:<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Guaranteed CAM compliance<\/strong> through the explicit mass balance \u2265 50% requirement.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Maximum competition<\/strong> among products and suppliers: any certified elastomeric granule \u2014 recycled EPDM, SBR, E.o.W. Play Rubber \u2014 may participate in the tender.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Economic and environmental benefit:<\/strong> products with high recycled content generally have a lower unit cost, reducing the overall project cost while maintaining full technical performance.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">A simultaneous <strong>economic and environmental advantage<\/strong> for public budgets and the community alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d35b7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d35b7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c1ec60\" data-id=\"0c1ec60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50e0db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e50e0db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Prismi Srl \u2014 Monteprandone (AP), Italy \u2014 Manufacturer of recycled vulcanised rubber since 1990. <strong>Play Rubber range<\/strong>: E.o.W. granules and powders certified for minimum recycled content.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tender Specification for Poured-In-Place Anti-Trauma Surfaces | CAM Compliance Guide for Contracting Authorities This article is addressed to Public Administrations and Works Directors who must comply with Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) when commissioning playground anti-trauma surfacing. The current state of public tenders for anti-trauma surfaces The public procurement landscape for anti-trauma playground surfaces presents a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9427"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9447,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9427\/revisions\/9447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}