Well maintained artificial pitches allow for year-round, intensive use and can provide significantly more playing hours than traditional grass pitches.sportscotland, our national agency for sport continue to engage with sporting bodies, educational bodies, and key partners across the sporting sector in the development of synthetic pitches and surfaces.EU legislation designed to protect the environment from exposure to microplastics means that, from 2031, rubber crumb infill material will no longer be available for use on artificial pitches within the EU.While preparation of a restriction proposal under UK REACH has not been taken forward at this time, we are still in discussions with Welsh Government and UK Government on next steps. S6W...