More than 90% of the playgrounds are considered unsafe. This is largely due to inadequate and poor surfaces. Due to this more than 200, 00 playground injuries lead to the hospital every year. The rubber mulch used for a playground should therefore fulfill some basic requirements like: It should be non-toxic Should stay in place Should be odor free Should [...]
Rubber mulch is an extra ordinary product that is obtained through recycling of old tires and other rubber materials. These are very harmful to the environment when disposed in their original form. However, they are recycled through chemical process and rubber mulches are obtained whose applications are bountiful. One could never come to a conclusion on the [...]
Rubber mulch is manufactured from recycled tires and finds varied uses. Rubber mulch is a long lasting alternative when compared to wood mulch. Available in different natural and trendy colors they sometimes resemble wood chips and shredded wood mulch. They are also available in different shapes and sizes and also in the form of chips, [...]
Wood has been the dominating material for mulching, however with the introduction of rubber mulches the whole idea of mulching has changed. Extracted from recycled tires rubber mulches find multiple uses. Here are some of the most places where rubber mulches are used widely. 1. To make playgrounds a safer place for your children rubber mulching can serve as [...]
The invention of rubber mulch has solved many of our problems. First of all, the mounds of discarded rubber tires were threatening to become an imploding environmental disaster till several years ago. Secondly, the quest for different mulches for agricultural and gardening requirements was causing more and more trees being cut, resulting in another kind [...]
Rubber mulch is derived from rubber treads. Made from recycled tires rubber mulch help us not only in protecting the environment but also make the community a safer place to live in. If you are wondering how rubber mulch can be used then here are some of the most popular uses of this product. ● Playground [...]
While newspaper drives still rank as the top fundraising activity, rubber drives help the environment and the recycled output can directly benefit the school. Rubber drive It is a great idea to introduce the idea of holding a rubber drive. The results are tangible things that the children can appreciate. You won’t have to force [...]
Consider this: out of the 71.9 million new automobiles that were sold worldwide, around 20 million or 28 percent were sold in the United States and Canada. That’s more cars sold compared to Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa combined. And while it’s true that the prohibitive cost of fuel has slightly put a [...]
Accidents will always happen in and around the garden when children are playing, after all we can’t keep an eye on them all of the time, we are only human. One of the things we can do though is make sure that where they play is as safe as it can be. Rubber mulch is [...]
Is Rubber Mulch toxic?