In 2016, Denmark opened a plant using dry separation to recycle artificial turf. 5 years later, it had processed 662 fields and recovered up to 95% of their materials

Artificial turf may look like a simple plastic surface, but an old field contains several materials that have to be separated before they can be recovered.

The turf is made from plastic fibers, while sand and crumb rubber are used as infill. After years of use, these materials become mixed together, turning the removal of an old field into a difficult recycling problem.