After its relatively short lifespan of about eight to 15 years, artificial turf ends up in indefinite storage, landfills and incinerators, creating a whole host of additional pollution problems.

Justement points out that ironically, used tires are not allowed in landfills, but crumb rubber from used artificial turf is allowed. Artificial turf becomes so hot that fields are watered down to ...

“In addition, synthetic turf helps reduce noxious emissions...and reduces grass clippings, which the EPA states are the third largest component of municipal solid waste in landfills,” the ...

The existing artificial turf material has been removed and sent ... take 40,000 pounds of plastic and [the rubber crumbs] and put them in a landfill? At this step, MCPS should say we made a ...

Each square foot of artificial turf is roughly a half pound of plastic: that is 40,000 pounds of plastic going to landfill for each field. That’s equivalent to Marin contributing an additional ...

Daryl pointed out that artificial turf is plastic made from "literal fossil fuels." She said that between manufacturing, shipping, and taking up space in landfills, artificial turf is orders of ...

For years, as the number of artificial turf fields have surged, environmental advocates have been sounding alarms about their impact on everything from landfills to the water supply. They have ...

and critics worry that artificial turf hitting the secondary market will ultimately end up in a landfill or could be illegally dumped. Nicole Lee and the parents who followed part of Saratoga High ...

“One of the biggest problems of artificial turf is that it’s not recyclable, it does not decompose in a landfill,” Neff said, adding that to their knowledge, no artificial turf has ever ...

As Colorado cities set stricter limits on the types and amounts of grass that homeowners can plant, especially on new or redeveloped properties, many homeowners are turning to artificial turf to ...

The leftover turf must be sent to a landfill or incinerated, both of which have environmental drawbacks. DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim said it was logical to question the use of synthetic turf ...