Artificial pitches being pulled up in Holland.

I know some of this might come across as a bit paranoid, but looks like Holland are starting to rip up pitches they are being built using dangerous materials for infill.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/15/why...

I've asked Capital Football on their FB page whether or not they know what materials have been used in the pitches around Wellington and I got pretty much fobbed off. "Thanks for your message, we follow the manufacturer’s instructions regarding the ongoing care and maintenance of the artificial pitches and work closely with the local councils regarding this."

I understand they don't own all the pitches, but surely they have a vested interest in what happens surrounding them?

it's (well as far as i know because ours is) crumb rubber from truck tires - we had ours emissions and all sorts of other tests relating to H&S and the results were well below the World Health acceptable level - but because they are not made from natural materials this issue comes back up from time to time.

Surely it's in best interest to move away from rubber materials if natural materials are available? Its impossible now to tell what long lasting health effects the pitches might have, we won't know until they've been around a long time. Why not mitigate that risk now. Let's not forget once upon a time asbestos was considered safe  

Just because something isnt natural doesn't mean it's any worse than something that is. Switching to natural materials could actually be worse for people's health.

Cork/Coconut Fibre vs untraceable rubber by product. I know if I had kids what I'd rather they were playing on.

Asbestos is natural.

Why? By all means there's nothing wrong with the rubber, if anything it's finding a practical use to recycle a product.

Got to throw a practical sense on this - you're more likely to get sick riding a push bike through a bush and stepping on some dung.

There's already a thread where this stuff has been discussed

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/categories/regional-f...

You have no idea though.