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Many moons ago this question would not be so popular. It used to be incredibly difficult to recycle artificial grass due to the complexity of the procedure. So, can artificial grass be recycled? The answer is yes, with new technology artificial grasses can in fact be recycled.
Although most artificial grass is made mainly of plastic materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene, latex and polyurethane, which can be recycled, it also contains infill which is usually made from sand, proving difficult to recycle without modern technology.
However, new equipment and technology can successfully remove the sand and rubber from the turf. This ends up becoming a plastic carpet which can then be put through the recycling process as it is. Finally, the processed artificial turf can be recycled or re-purposed into new products. It could be turned into recycled bags and backpacks, plastic dog bowls or even as a topdressing layer on natural grass. It could be reused as a ground cover in parks, golf courses and animal shelters.
To answer your question, yes artificial grass can now be recycled. However, only a limited number of companies offer this service so unfortunately artificial grass is not a very popular recycled material at all.
In 2020 there is such a big push on being environmentally friendly in order to help tackle climate change. This is especially important for businesses, organisations and sole traders as the general public may see it as a selling point when it comes to where to take their business. We recommend trying as hard as you can to recycle your artificial grass because if not it can take up such a large space in landfill sites and this of course is very bad for the environment. Not only that, but if your business is considered environmentally friendly more people are likely to purchase your products / use your services.