{"id":3704,"date":"2026-10-15T15:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/epdm-granules\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:47:15","slug":"epdm-granules","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/epdm-granules\/","title":{"rendered":"EPDM Granules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EPDM<\/strong> (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber) is a synthetic rubber. As granules, it is spread as an elastic <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/infill-filling-material\/\">infill<\/a> into artificial turf sports pitches to improve cushioning and playing characteristics. <\/p>\n<h2>Applications and Properties<\/h2>\n<p>EPDM granules are color-stable, weather-resistant, and available in various colors. They are primarily used for football and multi-sport pitches. <\/p>\n<h2>EPDM and Microplastics<\/h2>\n<p>Plastic and rubber granules that are loosely spread fall under the EU restriction for intentionally added <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/mikroplastik\/\">microplastics<\/a>. A transitional period applies to sports pitches. Many operators are therefore opting for alternatives such as cork, quartz sand, or unfilled systems.  <\/p>\n<p>Rubber granules are not necessary in private gardens: modern garden lawns manage without or with only quartz sand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPDM granules are an elastic infill material made of synthetic rubber, primarily used on sports pitches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3704","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}