Politicians against rubber granulate on artificial grass

The appeal by the Komvandatgras af foundation and the environmental organisation Recycling Netwerk comes after last Wednesday's shocking Zembla broadcast about the polluting effect of rubber granulate on and under sports fields.

“We request politicians to sign the declaration, post a photo of themselves holding the signed declaration on social media, and challenge three of their colleagues to do the same,” explains Sebas Veenstra, chairman of Kom van dat gras af.

“In the year we have now been active, we have already met many politicians who are seriously concerned about the application of SBR on and under artificial turf pitches. With this action, we want to make it visible that many European, national, provincial and local politicians want to fight against the polluting rubber granulate on our sports fields.”

The declaration is short and powerful:

Download the declaration here (PDF) “#stopSBR In the interest of athletes, children, the environment and public health, we declare our commitment against the construction of new artificial turf pitches with SBR rubber granulate and in favour of phasing out existing artificial turf pitches with this infill.”

These people have already signed the declaration:

#StopSBR Tweets

Komvandatgrasaf is a community by and for concerned parents of children who play sports on artificial turf infilled with SBR rubber granulate. Recycling Netwerk is an environmental organisation committed to a better environment through proper care for waste and raw materials. “With this action, we want to show collectively that many people want to stand up for health and the environment. Politicians, who are therefore opposing this polluting waste practice,” say both organisations.

In September, Recycling Netwerk filed a report with the Public Prosecution Service with the intention of putting an end to the dumping of rubber tyre waste on and under artificial turf pitches.

Komvandatgrasaf researches and collects information on SBR rubber granulate and actively supports parents, club chairmen and politicians in order to enter into well-founded dialogue with policymakers, with successes in Leeuwarden, Emmen, Heiloo, Valkenswaard, Deventer and Geldrop-Mierlo. In March 2017, the RIVM acknowledged to one of these parents that their report presented in December 2016 is not complete enough to rule out all health risks from SBR and that more research, particularly into endocrine disruptors and immune diseases, is necessary.

The appeal by the Komvandatgras af foundation and the environmental organisation Recycling Netwerk comes after last Wednesday's shocking Zembla broadcast about the polluting effect of rubber granulate on and under sports fields.

“We request politicians to sign the declaration, post a photo of themselves holding the signed declaration on social media, and challenge three of their colleagues to do the same,” explains Sebas Veenstra, chairman of Kom van dat gras af.

“In the year we have now been active, we have already met many politicians who are seriously concerned about the application of SBR on and under artificial turf pitches. With this action, we want to make it visible that many European, national, provincial and local politicians want to fight against the polluting rubber granulate on our sports fields.”

The declaration is short and powerful:

Download the declaration here (PDF) “#stopSBR In the interest of athletes, children, the environment and public health, we declare our commitment against the construction of new artificial turf pitches with SBR rubber granulate and in favour of phasing out existing artificial turf pitches with this infill.”

These people have already signed the declaration:

#StopSBR Tweets

Komvandatgrasaf is a community by and for concerned parents of children who play sports on artificial turf infilled with SBR rubber granulate. Recycling Netwerk is an environmental organisation committed to a better environment through proper care for waste and raw materials. “With this action, we want to show collectively that many people want to stand up for health and the environment. Politicians, who are therefore opposing this polluting waste practice,” say both organisations.

In September, Recycling Netwerk filed a report with the Public Prosecution Service with the intention of putting an end to the dumping of rubber tyre waste on and under artificial turf pitches.

Komvandatgrasaf researches and collects information on SBR rubber granulate and actively supports parents, club chairmen and politicians in order to enter into well-founded dialogue with policymakers, with successes in Leeuwarden, Emmen, Heiloo, Valkenswaard, Deventer and Geldrop-Mierlo. In March 2017, the RIVM acknowledged to one of these parents that their report presented in December 2016 is not complete enough to rule out all health risks from SBR and that more research, particularly into endocrine disruptors and immune diseases, is necessary.