Cyclyx adds artificial turf company

Global turf company TenCate Grass joins plastics recycling consortium.

tencate recycling graphic
TenCate has an established recycling footprint, including via its production of its Ecocept elastic layer for sports fields.
Image courtesy of TenCate Grass.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Cyclyx International has announced that Netherlands-based TenCate Grass has joined the Cyclyx consortium, which describes itself as a “postuse plastic innovation company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10 percent to 90 percent.”

TenCate Grass, a global provider of synthetic turf surfaces, says it strives to make its turf systems fully circular. The company says that for several years it has recycled its end-of-life turf into products such as Ecocept, used as an elastic layer in sports fields design.

“This focus on end-of-life recycling for its products led TenCate Grass to anticipate the recyclability of its turf systems during the design phase,” states the company. In 2019, TenCate Grass co-founded GBN Artificial Grass Recycling to recycle end-of-life turf in the Netherlands in a circular manner, a concept it says it now aims to replicate worldwide.

“Joining Cyclyx is just another step in our commitment to continuously improve upon our sustainability practices,” says Joe Fields, co-CEO of TenCate Grass Americas. “Circular solutions are vital to the turf industry, and advancements in feedstock management through organizations like Cyclyx are rapidly becoming more important as we continue to find ways to replicate our end-of-life turf recycling success globally.”

Joe Vaillancourt, CEO of Cyclyx, says, “We’re excited to welcome TenCate Grass to Cyclyx. Their focus on designing for recyclability and ultimately achieving circular pathways for their end-of-life products shows a deep commitment to sustainability.”

Existing Cyclyx International participants include founding companies Agilyx Corp. and ExxonMobil Chemical Co., plus 11 other corporations and six trade associations.

TenCate Grass has production facilities in the Netherlands, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, with its turf products sold in more than 40 countries globally.

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