Safer Fields For All

While you were sleeping, Washington-grown turfgrass was on the move! From Moses Lake fields to the big stage, overnight!

Discarded tyres are too toxic for landfill... but when ground-up into rubber crumb and used as infill in 3G artificial football pitches (20,000 on a single full size pitch), they suddenly become safe... but, please don't be fooled, they can never be safe, they're full of carcinogenic, mutagenic and endocrine disruptive chemicals... which will harm your children, especially academy goalkeepers, as they have more contact with the ground and the dust gets directly into their grazes as they dive around. Isn't it ridiculous that those who control these industries, including our government and the sports stakeholder, don't care one bit about your children getting ill, losing a leg, or very sadly, dying? All they care about is the money... the many £Billions that they rake in. Your children don't matter!!! Please DO NOT let your children anywhere near 3G pitches. Please read the info in my tweets. .

The only one of the 17 categories the Seahawks rated below a B+ was “Home Game Field.” Seahawks players rated Lumen Field’s artificial-grass surface as an F. thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/sea…

Bro, why not keep the real stuff for our Seahawks too? C'mon @LumenField , you know you should. seattletimes.com/sports/world-c…

Why are elected officials allowing schools, stadiums, & homeowners to install artificial turf even though they know it has negative impacts on personal health & the environment? citywatchla.com/climate/31995-…

A plastic turf field wears out after only 8ish years, each time generating a literal mountain of plastic waste. There’s no evidence that any facility in the U.S. is recycling it at scale. And many landfill operators won’t accept it. Where does all this plastic waste go??

Worth saying again...#NFL championship season is here and we hope for work to be done in the off season. You have a chance to protect your players. You are hosting the World Cup. You are willing to #gograss for soccer. #keepitreal for our football heroes too! @NFLPA @NFL

Please don't replace turf with plastic grass. It: 🐝 Offers no food and shelter to wildlife 🌱 Has a high carbon footprint - while real grass captures carbon ⚠️ Wears out and ends up in landfill 🐬 Sheds microplastics which wash into rivers & the sea 💦 Worsens flooding

‼️ Amy Griffin’s Cancer List since May 2020 268 total athletes with cancer (football, lacrosse, baseball, soccer, etc.) 123 females, 145 males Goalkeepers make up only about 10% of a soccer team…but of the 209 soccer players with cancer on this list, 60% are goalkeepers. ehhi.org/turf-cancer-st…

@UWAthletics Heartbreaking.💔 Another soccer goalie for Griffin’s list. “15 years ago, [Longtime UW goalies coach Amy Griffin] identified what she believed was a trend that she couldn’t ignore in good conscience — young goalies being diagnosed with blood cancer.” x.com/banplasticturf…

Hey @WADeptHealth and @EcologyWA there is a feasible alternative! Real grass! Especially on the west side! gigharbornow.org/news/health-we…

"The tire crumb often gets mixed with small pieces of colorful rubber from the top surface, looking like candy that small children may find irresistible. Children like to play with it, leaving a black residue on their hands." thewellnews.com/opinions/are-p…

Groups like the NFL Players Association, and physical therapists and other clinicians believe playing on turf increases the risk of torn ligaments, sprained ankles, and other injuries. Torn ACLs, sprains and chemicals: Tensions mount over artificial turf safety nbcnews.com/health/kids-he…

‘When [synthetic] fields wear out…they leave behind millions of tons of waste that can’t be safely recycled or landfilled… heavy metals & “forever chemicals”… leach into waterways... What was sold as progress is…becoming a costly environmental burden’ blanphear.substack.com/p/toxic-turf-t…

“In May 2015, the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission testified to Congress that he no longer stood behind his agency's 2008 statement that crumb rubber was safe to play on” sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/dec/…

Safer Fall Sports with Real Grass! Did you know natural grass fields help reduce injuries compared to artificial turf? Softer landings, cooler surfaces, and better shock absorption make real grass the best choice for athletes of all ages. As fall sports continue, learn why #GrassIsGood for safety and performance!

Artificial turf fields are disposable plastic. They wear out & become due for replacement every 8-10 years. That waste is toxic pollution. And we’re generating literal mountains of it. tinyurl.com/plastic-fields…