Archive for the 'recycle' Category

Add Rubber Mulch to Your Garden – It Doesn’t Smell!

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

When the frosts come and ice or snow hit our gardens hard, there are all sorts of things that we have been told we can do to protect our plants. This is all good and well, but what about protecting the soil around our plants.
More and more people are turning to mulch, for a protective [...]

How is Tire Mulch Made?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Almost any tire can be recycled, including passenger vehicle tires (cars, motorbikes, buses and even airplanes) and commercial trucks and trailers. So you can imagine that the amount of these tires that cannot be reused because they are too worn down, or suffered irreparable damage is phenomenal.
First of all the rubber recycling process involves [...]

Why are We are we Doing This to Our Own Environment?

Monday, January 21st, 2008

With ever increasing bad weather fronts, like floods, tornado’s and hurricanes our environment is changing at a faster pace than at any point in our history, of recorded weather.
All over the world defense systems designed for our safety are basically not good enough. So what if anything can be done to control, or even [...]

Recycle: Do Your Bit for the Environment

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Paper, plastic bags, tins, bottles and cardboard packaging are all types of waste, which the average person will throw out on a daily basis. By choosing not to recycle these items, by throwing them into your regular bin, they will end up on a landfill site and you will be damaging our environment further.
Local councils, [...]

Pros and Cons of Using Rubber Mulch On Your Landscapes

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

The use of recycled rubber granules as mulch is a relatively new option for landscapers. When it was first introduced on the scene there were lots of questions surrounding it’s toxicity, flammability, ability to stop weeds and the fact that it still decomposes. Also when people where spreading this rubber mulch they [...]

A Brief History of Tire Recycling!

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Can any of us really imagine the amount of tires that are used and then discarded on a daily basis?
When you think of the amount of cars, airplanes, trucks and other types of vehicles on our planet today, then you should be quite astounded when you think of the amount of the tires used on [...]