Rubber Mulch Blog

When we take a walk through a local nature reserve, we are often guided a long a path, that has been lovingly thought out by someone, who has taken the time to pick out the most beautiful places to look at and that will keep us from treading on some of the most protected plants in the world, as we amble along on our way, enjoying the day.

Then we realize that the path we are actually on is either, just a mud track or covered in wooden mulch that gives of a smell that could be likened to a skunk, which has been locked in a room for a month. Not only that, but also in between the pieces of rotting wooden mulch your kids keep finding very interesting insects. Now this would be fine, if they weren’t dead, killed by the very thing that is supposed to keep us from trampling on their habitat, so they will survive.

Another popular alternative is to put down pieces of stone or aggregate, which have no business on God’s earth being in such a place. Its been transported thousands of miles, to be laid down using heavy machinery, then thrown all over the place by kids who find that more fun, than breaking their ankles on said stone. You can’t blame them really.

What we can do though is get more nature reserves or local authorities to place rubber mulch and rubber compound paths, through these places. No animals are poisoned by this untreated and recycled product, no fungus’ are able to breed around it and it does not rot away quicker than it takes to raise funds enough to pay for it.

Rubber mulch is an ideal product for beautiful areas to remain so, it is good to use recycled things and it does not pollute. It also lasts along time, and rubber mulch can even blend in better with its surroundings, as it comes in different colors.

Find somewhere near you that uses rubber mulch on its paths and I’m sure you will see how much of a difference it makes.