For those seeking safer, low-maintenance alternatives for their own yards or to even suggest to your local school board, ...

Rubber mulch is a fairly new product. Is rubber mulch safe for my garden in the long run? Rubber mulches are advertised as permanent, effective and safe materials. At first glance, it may seem that ...

LTR Products, a subsidiary of Liberty Tire Recycling, Pittsburgh, is introducing Pinnacle Rubber Mulch, an alternative to wood mulch. The mulch comes from tires that Liberty Tire shreds. “Pinnacle ...

Many communities are renovating playgrounds using materials that were never proven safe for children's long-term use. As a ...

PITTSBURGH—For decades, Liberty Tire Recycling has been collecting used tires from Walmart and Sam's Club Service Centers to recycle and repurpose. Walmart has been selling in its stores many of the ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More and more school districts are replacing rubber tire mulch with 100% wire-free non-toxic playground safety surface Jelly Bean. Rubber tire mulch has been a popular ...

Using recycled products as mulch, ground cover and even a base in all-weather athletics fields is a concern for many environmental groups. According to research, one such recycled product, culled from ...

BRIGANTINE — It’s no surprise that children are going to get a little dirty at the playground, but not like what Michelle Eastman has seen with her kids. Her 5- and 7-year-olds have come home every ...

American drivers wear out nearly 300 million tires annually. That’s a lot of rubber to find a use for. One solution is to shred it, dye it, spread it around plants and call it mulch. But wait! Rubber ...

WASHINGTON—Tires continue to be one of the most recycled items in the U.S., but an old refrain is growing older: The gap between scrap tire generation and scrap tire recycling is increasing. As such, ...