Do your kids love the outdoors? Do you worry when they spend their days outside? Now’s the time to stop worrying and start enjoying life! Let your kids enjoy their childhood and be their carefree selves! Lucky for those worriers, there’s an amazingly safe playground surface that will keep your kids safe and let you sit back and relax.
Rubber Mulch is available for community playgrounds and for your own backyard too! Parents are raging about these great rubber flooring and Rubberecycle Rubber Mulch is making its way into backyards all over the USA. Parents are trying to encourage their kids to go from their iPod’s to the outdoors. Making the outdoors exciting is a fantastic way to get them out there. You can choose from a few different colors to liven up your play area! Unlike wood mulch, Playsafer Rubber Mulch is odor-free. You can also say good bye to splinters! Rubber Mulch is by far the safest alternative.
Worry no more when your kids play outside! The rubber mulch will be there to catch them when they fall. With the bouncy and soft texture, your kids will just get up and go! It’s especially safe for young kids who are just getting to explore the outside world. Rubber Mulch is simple to install. Just put it in once and leave it alone. It’ll stay in place, stay clean, and look great and neat for years! As a parent looking to keep your kids safe outdoors, Rubber Flooring is the way to go!
School is out, and most teachers and school administration are enjoying their brief break. After a few short weeks, the time will come to start thinking about the upcoming school year! So much goes into the planning of the new school year, and with that, lots of things get overlooked.
For starters, making sure that all the teachers have their curriculum set up early is a great way to avoid last minute aggravation. Plus, the classrooms should be refreshed by taking down all the old posters and charts that may have been hanging all year long. Desks and chairs should be cleaned thoroughly to insure a pleasant learning experience. Also, double checking that the A/C and heating is working properly before school begins, is a smart move on your part, in order to avoid the hassle once school has begun.
Last but not to be forgotten, is the outdoors! Making your school look attractive and safe on the outside is a huge plus that teachers, students, and parents alike, will definitely appreciate. It’s not too pricy, and if you install Playsafer Rubber Mulch, you won’t need to maintain it, which is perfect for the busy school.
When it comes to School playgrounds, it’s important to have a nice size area where the kids can run around freely. It’s the time for the students to reenergize, which makes it very important to have a well done playground. The surface of the playground is just as important and be sure not to leave a bear cement floor for them to play on.
Rubberecycle manufacturers rubber granulated mulch for flooring, special for schools that want to do their utmost to keep their students safe. It’s safe and ADA approved which is a great aspect for schools. Students will definitely love it; it’s colorful, bouncy, and neat. Parents will love it too, knowing that their kids are safe at school. So Schools, Daycare centers, and Township, make a safe and smart investment for your playground today!
Safety technology has advanced so much in the last 50 years such as side impact airbags on cars, which has helped reduce deaths on roads. Another big technological advancement that is starting to gain national attention is rubber mulch. Rubber mulch consists of small rubber granules that are designed to provide extra safety for kids on playgrounds.
With gas prices once again causing major damage on Americans wallets, it’s more important than ever to go green. Rubber mulch is made purely of recycled tires and rubber material, which benefits the environment greatly. Reusing rubber helps decrease the amount of trees cut down in the rainforests of the world each year. With Earth Day and Arbor Day becoming more and more important, it’s necessary to recycle rubber. Another positive impact is the fact that rubber mulch needs only minimum maintenance. This frees up costs and time in the long run.
The most important reason to utilize rubber mulch for playgrounds is because of safety. Recycled rubber has the amazing ability to comfort a fall from up to twelve feet compared to only one foot for asphalt. This means that children in America can play hard and safe at the same time. Specifically, the White House has a playground with rubber mulch because they know that safety and being environmentally conscious is vital for America’s future. Overall, rubber mulch is the leading safety surface for playgrounds.
Each year more than 500,000 children are taken to the emergency room as a result of an accident or fall on the playground. Nearly 70 percent of these injuries are the result of falls, rather than equipment-related. Rubberecycle mulch company, the manufacturer of Playsafer Rubber Mulch, provides tips to parents to keep kids happy and safe while playing in playgrounds during the spring and summer months.
Rubberecycle recognizes findings from a study that again confirms the safety of using recycled rubber for athletic fields and playgrounds. The study looked at children and adults and found no elevated health risks. The announcement from the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) validates findings from separate studies conducted by five other agencies and that of playground rubber mulch.
The two-year study by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) looked at fields containing crumb rubber infill, which is recycled rubber. The study was a joint effort between four state agencies – the University of Connecticut Health Center, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). In addition nine scientists from the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) reviewed the study.
Recycled rubber is also a safe choice for playgrounds and the same recycled rubber surface used by Little League teams. It has been recommended by those who treat children for playground falls – one of the most common injuries (see this video about playground safety).
“Recycled rubber has been again studied and found to be safe for our children. Rubberecycle notes that this is the surface the Obamas chose to use on the White House playground. Rubberecycle playground mulch is not only sound for environmental reasons but it protects kids from dangerous falls,” said Keith Sacks, Vice President of RubbeRecycle.
Other agencies to report similar findings of the Connecticut study include: the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other governmental agencies, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health, the New York City Department of Health, and the California EPA.
Rubberecycle gained national fame in 2009, when the company installed Playsafer rubber mulch on the White House’s first playground. After Barbara Tulipane and Rich Dolesh of The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) contacted the White House to emphasize playground safety, staff representatives of the Obama administration contacted Rubberecycle. The company installed the playgrounds surfacing, complete with rubber curbs and wear mats.
“Playsafer Rubber Mulch absorbs more shock impact than any other playground surface material. This is particularly important because more than 550,000 kids end up in the emergency room every year with serious playground injuries. Playsafer Rubber Mulch prevents broken bones and other problems that you get with other safety surfaces,” said Sacks.
The playground surface is the safest product on the market today. This playground surface was made from 1,400 used tires which make it environmentally friendly. It’s a popular safety surface for schools, municipalities, and daycare centers.
Dr. Sommerer states,
As the Safety Director and a doctor, he was concerned. “I see plenty of bone injuries in my practice and felt that we needed a better playground surfacing solution for our kids. We decided that wood fiber was no longer a safe or environmentally sound choice for our children. We chose to use “Playsafer” rubber mulch manufactured by Rubberecycle. I immediately noticed a difference. The surface is unbelievably soft and dry! I feel comfortable knowing that our children are much safer while playing on the tot lot. I see plenty of bone injuries in my practice. We needed a better solution. Wood fiber was no longer a safe or environmentally sound choice for our children.
In over 40 years of EPA oversight and OSHA regulated manufacturing, there has never been an instance of illness attributed recycled rubber on playgrounds or its use for synthetic turf. Instead, recycled rubber is a sound environmental solution. Rubberecycle processes between 10,000 and 12,000 tires a day and is designed to handle 2 million scrap tires annually, so it is part of the solution.
The Connecticut study can be viewed at ct.gov/dep/artificialturf
About Rubberecycle:
Rubberecycle introduced top quality rubber surfacing products to the commercial, residential and military markets in 1998. Their playground mulch conforms to all CPSC, ASTM, and IPEMA (The International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association) safety guidelines and is ADA approved. The pioneer in the tire recycling industry, Rubberecycle utilizes the most advanced technology and equipment to recycle tires on site. The resulting playground surfacing is low maintenance, safe for children and comes with a lifetime warranty and is a fantastic “Green Solution” for the safety of our children.
Environmental activists speak a lot about environmental pollution and other harmful activities being carried out. The drastic changes in the global climate are a result of the human actions. Every government is trying its best to encourage the citizens to use environment friendly products and recycle, reuse and reduce.
Rubber mulch is the environmentally friendly way to playground safety surface. Everyone should consider rubber mulch as a playground safety surface for commercial and residential playgrounds.
Recycling of rubber materials like tires into rubber mulch will add great values and benefits to the environment. Use of tire mulch for playground surfaces reduces kids from getting injured, playgrounds that have rubber mulch installed, falls will be protected, as rubber mulch absorbs more shock, than any other playground surface will also protect the kids from other playground injuries like splinters and scraped knees.
Rubber mulch is environmentally friendly, as it is made from scrap tires.
The White House has discovered the benefits of rubber mulch for playground safety, as their first playground has rubber mulch installed. They also like the fact that rubber mulch is a ‘green’ product.
And this is what the playground at the White House looks like, with the rubber mulch playground safety surface.
Rubber Mulch Playground at the White House
Ideally this is what all commercial and residential playgrounds should look like – colorful, fun and ultimately a lot safer with Rubberecycle mulch. To read more regarding the first White House playground visit CTN Green at http://bit.ly/rFAGv
I f you would like to find out more info regarding recycled rubber mulch you can contact Rubberecycle.com at
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Rubber mulch from Rubberecycle is getting more and more popular these days. It is one of the best options which ensure your playground safety. Using rubber mulch on your playground is always a great idea. By doing so, you can reduce the number of accidents that take place, when your kids are playing in the open playground.
If your playground is installed with rubber mulch then your child is totally safe from getting injured. You can leave him / her free in the playground and allow them to jump and climb on the monkey bars safely.
There are various advantages of using rubber mulch on your playgrounds. Rubber mulch being made up of used tires; it is a good environmental friendly object.
Rubber mulch is also recommended for landscaping.
It neither decays nor gets spoiled in any climatic conditions. It has no effect of heavy rain, stormy winds, bright sunshine or snowfall. Rubber mulch is just perfect for all surfaces. You can also use it on your backyard surfaces. Rubber mulch prevents the growth of weeds and keeps your backyard area neat and clean.
The best thing about rubber mulch is that it does not attract any kind of insects. It also keeps pests away and thus is a complete solution for your kid’s safety. Rubber mulch is durable and is available at very affordable price.
Recycled tire mulch comes in various attractive colors and amazing designs that are liked by kids. You can choose the best design that will suit your area. Kids really like playing on these designer surfaces and enjoy their play.
There are many advantages of using rubble mulch on your playground surfaces, The playground surface is the safest product on the market today. This playground surface was made from used recycled tires which make it environmentally friendly. It’s a popular safety surface for schools, municipalities, and daycare centers.
When the white house had a playground installed, they choose recycled Rubber Mulch and Rubber Curbs from Rubberecycle.com of Lakewood New Jersey in lieu of the many other options.
About Rubberecycle:
Rubberecycle introduced top quality rubber surfacing products to the commercial, residential and military markets in 1998. Their playground mulch conforms to all CPSC, ASTM, and IPEMA (The International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association) safety guidelines and is ADA approved. The pioneer in the tire recycling industry, Rubberecycle utilizes the most advanced technology and equipment to recycle tires on site. The resulting playground surfacing is low maintenance, safe for children and comes with a lifetime warranty and is a fantastic “Green Solution” for the safety of our children.
Every Thanksgiving my family and I go on a community walk to raise money for a good cause. And we help another effort in the process – the effort to stay in shape.
This tradition is one I look forward to each year. We see our favorite people from the community. They block off the streets. There are dogs and babies in strollers being pushed by their mom or dad. We’re all walking. It’s a friendly group.
Another thing we always do is stop at the playground on the way. Usually a few people join us. Thanksgiving has so much about it I love but overeating and sitting around isn’t my favorite part.
I found an expert who gave this advice, which I couldn’t say better myself: “Before or after the meal, make it a family tradition to walk around your neighborhood or even visit a local park to get a little exercise. Getting moving in any way is a good thing.”
Can you find a similar event in your community? If not hit the local playground or park before or after your Thanksgiving meal. You’ll be thankful you did.
The village of Helena in Ohio received the largest grant awarded this year from the Sandusky County Park District. Using the money with a match from the village they purchased new playground equipment. The project cost $14,108. The grant amount totaled $16,000.
The playground equipment is 25 years old and was not safe. It now meets consumer product safety commission standards. “The new playground includes a climbing wall, three slides and a wave climber.”
“There are two options available for surfacing public playgrounds: unitary and loose-fill materials. A playground should never be installed without protective surfacing of some type. Concrete, asphalt, or other hard surfaces should never be directly under playground equipment. Grass and dirt are not considered protective surfacing because wear and environmental factors can reduce their shock absorbing effectiveness.”
They further state:
The surfacing under and around playground equipment is one of the most important factors in reducing the likelihood of life-threatening head injuries. A fall onto a shock absorbing surface is less likely to cause a serious head injury than a fall onto a hard surface.
Rubberecycle encourages people to do the “egg test” – if you drop an egg from the top of the playground – does it break? With rubber mulch it has been shown not to. That means a safer playground for your kids.
There have been repeated questions about the safety of rubber mulch for playground cover or synthetic turf fields. That’s despite studies that show no elevated health risks for children or adults due to these surfaces.
Recently another study confirmed this. On July 30, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a new study of the risks to children and adults playing on synthetic turf fields containing crumb rubber infill also presents no elevated health risks.
This validates conclusions from recent studies done by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other governmental agencies, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health, the New York City Department of Health, and the California EPA.
The study provides valuable guidance to municipalities, schools and others who operate or are considering installing artificial playing fields.”
Four state agencies – the University of Connecticut Health Center, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) – collaborated on the study. Nine scientists from the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) were asked to review the study and issue its own report.
Key points from major findings of the study:
“Outdoor and indoor artificial turf fields are not associated with elevated health risks from the inhalation of volatile or particle bound chemicals.”
The readings at the indoor field (in a building with a broken exhaust system) showed higher levels of chemical emissions, but, as noted above, below levels of concern. The DEP recommends ventilation of indoor fields.
The Department of Environmental Protection evaluated the environmental risk associated with storm water runoff from the artificial turf fields tested in the air study. They concluded there is no risk to drinking water from this runoff, but a potential risk exists for surface waters and aquatic organisms.
“In over 40 years of EPA oversight and OSHA regulated manufacturing, there has never been an instance of illness attributed to synthetic turf. This study and numerous others validate the long-term human health and environmental safety of synthetic turf systems,” said Rick Doyle, president of the Synthetic Turf Council.
KaBOOM! a nonprofit that builds playgrounds has a summer challenge to help inspire parents and kids to go to the park. They have chosen 9 parents who take their children to a new park every day this summer, starting July 1. The parents are telling their stories and sharing pictures of their experiences.
Why not take the playground challenge yourself? Go to a different playground each day for a week. Have kids help you make simple scrapbooks with things they learned, did or collected at the playground. Choose your family favorites. Get involved. Most of all help your kids get outside and moving. It’s even good for the grownups.
We like the photo of the dad lying in the shade created by playground equipment to try to stay out of the hot sun (plus the surface is — you guessed it – rubber mulch!)
KaBOOM! a nonprofit that builds playgrounds has a summer challenge to help inspire parents and kids to go to the park. They have chosen 9 parents who take their children to a new park every day this summer, starting July 1. The parents are telling their stories and sharing pictures of their experiences.
