Diverting 240 TONNES of unused paint from landfill and waterways
In a world first collaboration, APT, in an exclusive partnership with non-profit organisation Paintback, will upcycle unwanted domestic paint into all Australian-made Laykold courts and the building of all APT turf products made in Australia, enabling us to offer the worlds greenest courts and turf systems.
Announcing World’s First Recycled Paint Partnership
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The World's Greenest Courts and Turf Systems JUST GOT GREENER!
Three years of dedicated R&D testing have allowed us to optimise the Paintback formulation to maximise the amount of recycled paint with zero negative impact on it’s installation ease or court performance.
Every year Laykold Courts will upcycle 100 tonnes of post-consumer paint and a further 140 tonnes will be recycled in APT turf systems.
This will increase the renewable and recycled content of our Australian-made systems to up to 83%.
“The Paintback impact will help clubs, and public facilities to access additional funding and answer an increasing demand from customers and sports communities for more environmentally responsible surface solutions.”
Benefits of Paintback
Laykold Court Systems
Australian-made Court Systems will contain up to 22% recycled paint.
A standard court saves 124 x 1L cans of paint from landfill.
Products will feel the same but tinted green to showcase that they include Paintback.
APT Turf Products
Australian-made turf backing will contain 10% recycled paint.
A standard soccer field saves over 1,000 x 1L cans of paint from landfill.
Enables better turf bind than standard latex backed products.
Propietary Hybrid Emulsion backing is the ONLY turf backing that contains post-consumer recycled paint.
Detailed Green Tech Breakdown of Laykold Court Products
Laykold System
% of Paintback
% of other green* material
Paintback green uplift
Total green tech
Laykold Advantage
22%
-
22%
22%
Laykold Cushion Plus
10%
35%
10%
45%
Laykold Masters Float
2%
66%
2%
68%
Laykold Masters Gel
2%
43%
2%
45%
*green = recycled or renewable raw materials
How does Paintback work?
DIY and trade painters take their unwanted paint and packaging to a Paintback collection location
The containers are recycled
The solvent-based paint is used as an alternative energy source
Water is separated from acrylic paint, with the by-product used in a variety of industrial applications significantly reducing landfill
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Until now, no 3-coat system has been able to include GREEN TECH
That changes today! With Sport Group’s APT Australia leading the charge.
Our greener court and turf systems featuring Paintback, now come as standard in all Australian-made Laykold and APT Products. These are now available throughout Australia and planned to be rolled out in Asia in 2026.
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