You may have heard of crumb rubber – those tiny bits of rubber that are scattered across artificial grass to serve as both infill and a shock absorber. And if you’ve heard of crumb rubber, you probably haven’t heard good things about it.
Is crumb rubber unsafe? Is it actually safe? There have been various studies conducted on the safety of crumb rubber but at this point it would be premature to draw a conclusion either way. So let’s look into what crumb rubber is and why Purchase Green doesn’t carry it.
What is crumb rubber?
Crumb rubber infill is made by grinding up old tires. At first, the solution was praised as an innovative, environmentally friendly strategy to reuse the mountains of old tires sitting in landfills. However, in recent years, anecdotal evidence has begun to shed light on a potential link between the infill and instances of cancer, especially among goalies who frequently come into contact or even ingest/inhale the tiny black pellets common to artificial grass sports fields across the country.
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