Sustainability Plus
ASC is committed to recycling and reusing synthetic surfaces. Our “cradle-to-cradle” approach dramatically reduces the material that has to go into a landfill. Our surfaces also generate substantial savings on water usage compared to natural grass. Environmental sustainability is a priority for us. The high-quality synthetic surfaces we install can help in these important ways:
Water conservation
Depending on the region, a typical grass sports field in the United States requires between 500,000 to 1 million gallons of water or more each year. During 2010, between 3 billion to 8 billion gallons of water were conserved through the use of synthetic turf. This is becoming even more critical with an increase in droughts and new regulations around water usage.
Saves time and labor
Synthetic turf does not need to be watered, fertilized or mowed. Synthetic turf can also help reduce noxious emissions from mowing and other maintenance. The EPA estimates gas-powered lawnmowers account for 5% of the air pollution in the United States. Unlike grass fields, synthetic surfaces do not need to be resodded.
Less pesticide and fertilizer use
Synthetic turf eliminates the need for nearly a billion pounds of pesticides, fertilizers, fungicides and herbicides that are used to care for grass.
Recycling
Our goal is to be a part of a positive change in the industry to recycle end-of-life fields into new surfaces or other valuable products. We are committed to recycle and dramatically reduce material that has to go into a landfill.
Among the many other advantages of synthetic fields compared to natural grass:
- They can be used for more hours per day in almost any type of weather year-round with no field recovery time needed.
- They can be rented out for a variety of purposes, generating a revenue stream to offset their cost.
Recycling Synthetic Fields
ASC is committed to the environment and recycling materials when synthetic turf reaches its end-of-life. Our mission is to collaborate with industry partners to recycle materials and contribute to meaningful change—transforming end-of-life fields into new surfaces or other valuable products. This is the best long-term solution to protect our natural resources.