{"id":4017,"date":"2026-10-15T17:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/cork-granules\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:59:14","slug":"cork-granules","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/cork-granules\/","title":{"rendered":"Cork granules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cork granules<\/strong> are obtained from the bark of the cork oak. As an organic <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/infill-filling-material\/\">infill<\/a>, they provide cushioning and excellent playing characteristics\u2014without the use of plastic. <\/p>\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Natural, renewable raw material<\/li>\n<li>No <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/microplastics\/\">microplastics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heats up less in the sun than dark rubber granules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disadvantages<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lightweight\u2014can float during heavy rain and be blown away by wind<\/li>\n<li>Must be regularly refilled and redistributed<\/li>\n<li>Organic material ages and decomposes over time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other alternatives include <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/quarzsand\/\">quartz sand<\/a> or non-infill artificial turf systems. For the maintenance of infilled pitches, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/services\/artificial-grass-cleaning\/\">artificial turf cleaning<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cork granules are a natural infill material for artificial turf sports pitches and an alternative to plastic and rubber granules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4017","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/4017","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\/4017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}