Underhill International‘s Mirage QCV coupler kit is now available for purchase. The coupler kit is designed to provide access to water in order to cool and clean synthetic turf fields and to hose down surrounding perimeters and bleachers, according to a news release from Underhill. The kit includes a sprinkler box in either stainless steel or 100 percent recycled HDPE... read more
Creativity allows the field at StubHub Center, home of Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy, to thrive in the midst of a 25-percent water reduction mandate for the state of California. read more
The City of San Mateo, Calif., has installed a GreenFields USA synthetic turf system with an environmentally friendly infill at Los Prados Park, home to many of the city’s soccer, baseball and softball teams. The city selected GreenFields’ SlideMax XQ product along with an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) non-SBR rubber infill. SBR rubber is made of recycled car tires. Granules based on EPDM contain about 20... read more
Recycled grass clippings return nutrients back to the soil, reduce fertilizer cost and save time â so why arenât more people doing it? Itâs not a new idea. Itâs been around for quite some time, and yet the message doesnât seem to resonate with some people. Why? Who knows? Grasscycling has been both encouraged and promoted as a means of... read more
Artificial turf fields comprised with crumb rubber have recently raised health concerns for players, including the risk of injury, skin infection, lead exposure and cancer. Two federal agencies â The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) â continue to promote athletic turf as safe, according to a USA Today analysis. A CPSC news release states “young children are not at risk from... read more
