Do you know how rubber mulch is created? Rubber mulch is created by recycling old tires. There are millions old tires which are harming our environment. By using rubber mulch you will not only protect the environment but also enhance the safety of your playground area. Old rubber tires can be converted into tiny granules [...]
Rubber mulch has been much maligned by environmentalists for two reasons. First of all, rubber is not easily biodegradable. Secondly, it prevents plant growth if used as a thick carpet. But proponents of the product count these two aspects as the positive qualities of rubber mulch. Let us examine these qualities in detail here.
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Rubbermulch.com manufactures a type of mulch made from 100% recycled rubber. Waste tire buffing or nuggets of rubber from wholly ground tires, after having their steel bands removed. Buffings are generally thin slivers of rubber. Nuggets range in size from 10mm to 32mm or 3/8” to ¼”
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Does not blow away
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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 [...]
A recent statistics reveal that around 300 million tires are being thrown away every year in USA. They play a vital role in damaging the environment. Any kind of rubber tires can be recycled into rubber mulch and they are available in various shapes and sizes. Some of them are pellets, chips, shreds etc. The [...]
Rubber mulch is made from recycled tires that are transformed into rubber granules. These rubber granules (mulch) go through a rigorous safety check to ensure that there are no metal particles and that each granule comes out non-toxic.
Traditionally, mulch in the form of wood was used exclusively for gardening and landscaping. With the arrival of [...]
1. Rubber mulch is child-friendly
Rubber mulch is an effective shock absorber. Using rubber mulch for flooring, especially in playgrounds and kiddie gyms, will definitely lessen the number of accidents and fall-related injuries.
Rubber mulch is also non-toxic, so it’s safe to allow toddlers and young children to enjoy themselves on rubber mulch [...]
I have taken quite an interest in rubber mulch lately because I am awed by its many uses. Here are the things I learned about this wonderful discovery:
Fast Fact No. 1: Tires yield rubber mulch
Well, almost any tire, that is. Rubber mulch is derived from thin slivers of waste rubber called buffings. Little nuggets of [...]
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 [...]
When we look at the things that recycled rubber is being used for today, there are quite a lot of them, but are there enough?
There are things like rubber mulch, containers (large and small), rubber compounds to cover playgrounds and other types of flooring and many more things, but are we really using recycled rubber [...]