Playground Rubber Mulch- an Introduction

Author: reikopena | Posted: 07.02.2012

Rubber mulch are an amazing product that is made of 100 % recycled rubber like rubber nuggets from tires of tire buffing and looks like shredded rubber or granular rubber. This playground rubber mulch has various advantages but it is most used to provide a safer playground for children. Let’s have a look at the other advantages of using rubber mulch.

The rubber mulch are available in various colors like black, green, redwood, blue, brown, buffing and natural black. They are usually available un size of 10mm to 32 mm and their width range from 3/8 inch to 1 ¼ inch.

There was a lot of debate regarding the safety of these rubber mulches, this led environment protection agency (EPA) conduct a study on them to find out any possible health hazard of the rubber mulch.

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There are various advantages of using these rubber mulches

They help to insulate the soil by increasing its temperature by 2 or 3 degree more than what wood mulches do. As rubber is a non porous substance, they do not absorb water on its way and allow moisture to retain in the soil, Rubber mulch is effective weed barrier as they dehydrate weed seeds before it could reach the soil and playground rubber mulch helps in reducing plant and fungus growth in the soil

The surface of the rubber mulch is like a spring which gives an elastic effect. When they are spread in quite thick layer over any playgrounds, it provides a cushion like surface thus making play grounds safety for kids.

However, some verities of these recycled tiers may contain some harmful chemicals which may show some concern if used in high quantity and some of them may be even harmful to plants. Thus, it’s suggested to use a better quality of this product for a safer environment.

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