GreenFields finishes Lay's RePlay project in Turin, Italy

Building football fields all over the world where boys and girls can play five-a-side football and have fun in a safe environment. That is the goal of Lay's RePlay, an initiative of PepsiCo. Together with GreenFields, sustainable football pitches were constructed and the most recent one is located in Turin. GreenFields MX NF and the Ecocept™ base layer were successfully installed in Turin, Italy.

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ABOUT LAY'S REPLAY

The Lay's RePlay initiative came about through collaboration with streetfootballworld and the UEFA Foundation for Children. Throughout the world, football fields have provided children with a safe space to enjoy football and improve their skills.

DID YOU KNOW

"that sustainability plays a major role in the construction of a Lay’s RePlay artificial grass pitch? In cooperation with us, empty Lay's chip packs were collected from local waste and recycling companies. These chip packs were given a second life by being shredded and recycled into pallets to become part of the Ecocept™ base layer"

 

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SOCIAL VALUE

The turf on the pitch, GreenFields MX NF, offers a real-feel player experience together with realistic ball responses. Patented woven technology causes the highly resilient fibres to continue to stand straight up even after repeated compression providing dependable natural ball behaviour. The non-infill turf pitch was developed to be durable, low maintenance. It ensures that the local people will enjoy years of footballing fun!

WEEKLY FOOTBALL SESSIONS

In June, UEFA Women's Football Manager Nadine Kessler and former Italian international Claudio Marchisio opened the newest pitch in Turin, Italy. On this new pitch, young people and women at risk of social exclusion play football for 18 hours every week. The pitch is also used for the national final of the Gatorade five-a-side football tournament for women.

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About GreenFields MX NF 

Engineered to match the performance of good quality natural turf. The pile consists of resilient but soft to the touch pile yarns in two different shapes combined with a voluminous air texturized thatch layer replacing the performance infill. The three tones of green and random weaving pattern result in an even yarn spread over the surface for a natural look and consistent performance in all directions.

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About Ecocept™ base layer

The Ecocept Performance Sports Base is made of recycled plastics, recycled rubber and a binder material. For each full-size pitch installation, it can divert up to 140 tonnes from landfill. Moreover, an end-of-life synthetic turf can now be recycled into a base for a new artificial grass pitch. 

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