Most of the bridle paths around the area where I live, are all covered with stones and gravel, which to be honest is some of the cheapest, dirtiest and sharpest type of material to be put anywhere. I’ve seen this material being used on building sites, to be put in the footings of a building and nothing else, because that is all it is good for. I am also sure this happens all around the world.
The other thing that is used on some of the bridle paths, is wooden mulch. This is thought to be good for the environment around it and for the horses that are using on it, but we should all know by now that wooden mulch can be expensive to use and needs a great deal of cleaning from a horses foot. Also it can cause fungal infections, not just in the horses foot, but also in the plants near where it is laid. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Arena Footing, Rubber, Rubber Mulch, recycled rubber mulch, wooden mulch
We all should know, that plastic bags are bad for our environment, yet we still use them everyday, people discard them without a thought, supermarkets and smaller shops are still dispensing them as if they are the only thing we can carry our shopping in and they don’t cost us any money.
The action of using environmentally friendly shopping bags, is more of a thing these days, but not everyone will use them or remember to take them to the store. Some shops have even done away with using the plastic bag altogether, although not enough shops even think about it. People in the past had to pay a penny for a plastic bag in most shops, but now we get them for free. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Environment, recycle
I finally convinced my neighbors that they should have rubber mulch in their garden, but did they tell me before they went out and bought some rubber mulch? No!
I only found out when they started complaining that they thought they would only need a couple of 28lb bags of rubber mulch to put around their three trees, numerous shrubs and cover their garden path.
If only they had come to me first. I could have told them that they would need about 10 bags to do everything they wanted to do and that they didn’t have to take my word for it either, as I could have given them access to a rubber mulch calculator at Rubberecycle, which would have alleviated the shock somewhat. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Environment, Garden, Landscape, Rubber Mulch, Uncategorized, gardening
Looking around the town where I live the other day, I was surprised to see, or not see, as the case was, that there are very few places that actually sell rubber mulch and if they do sell it, they do not have enough in stock, to supply a sufficient amount.
This is only in shops in a small town though, when I started to look further from home, I found that the only places to find rubber mulch, were the larger garden centers. This was all well and good, but the prices where not at a competitive rate, they would not make any concessions for a large order and would not consider a discount of any sorts.
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Posted in Rubber Mulch, recycled rubber mulch, wooden mulch