News — Safer play areas with rubber mulch

Welcome back to the second part of our two-part series on building a safe play area using rubber mulch. Last time we covered preparation. That included calculating how much rubber mulch you need for the potential drop height and area of the play area. We also discussed preparing the ground, leveling, adding drainage if necessary, a weed barrier and perhaps a border to keep everything tidy. So without further ado, let us continue building your play area. We deliver our rubber mulch in 20 pound bags, 1000 or 2000 pound bulk bags. It is delivered by truck to the curbside,...

There are many advantages and very few disadvantages of using rubber mulch as a playground safety surface. Numerous studies have shown that rubber offers more impact protection than any other surface which is why it is being used in so many public and private playgrounds. If you're considering building a play area and are looking for a safe, versatile ground covering, look no further. The next two posts on Dallas Rubber Mulch are going to outline the basic method of designing and building that playground using our rubber mulch. We hope it helps! Preparation is key Planning is almost always...

As you probably know, rubber mulch is made from recycled tires. With over 290 million tires disposed of every year, we need to come up with increasingly clever ways of reusing or recycling them. Otherwise they just end up in landfill and that's not a good thing! Modern tire compounds mean it would take thousands of years for a tire to fully degrade. During that time, they could leak into the water table, hold water destined for the land and many other bad things. The fewer we put into the ground the better. Dallas Rubber Mulch recycles as many tires...

As playing surfaces go, rubber mulch has to be up there with the best of them. That's why many municipal and school playgrounds are adopting the material to cover their play areas. If you're looking for a cost-effective playing surface, you've found one! The benefits of rubber mulch over other surfaces are many. They include: Long-lasting Cost-effective Impact resistant Provides a soft landing Does not leak color EPA certified Long-lasting Whether you're building a play area for home, school or public areas, you want something that doesn't need replacing every year. It's expensive, time consuming and a royal pain. Rubber...

Much has been made of the claims that rubber mulch is the panacea to bad landscaping. Some of it is true, much of it is not. Here at Dallas Rubber Mulch, we are very careful to only make claims backed by evidence. We think it's the least you deserve. With that in mind, here are some of the many environmental studies carried out that confirms the safety and viability of rubber mulch. EPA study into the use of recycled tires in playgrounds EPA study into recycled rubber in landscaping Act Global study into rubber mulch safety LaboSport toxicological analysis of...