Comments on: LANDSCAPING: Ground cover & playground material solves a waste problem

By: Rochelle Eisenberger

Rochelle Eisenberger — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:30:54 +0000

While recycling tires is cool, I worry about the health risks to children exposed to playing in chemical tire chips everyday. There are numerous chemicals in tires, what about chemicals leeching into the ground after the rain? Into the air when temperatures get hot? Allergic reactions to latex exposure?

By: SoCap08: What’s Next in Philanthropy « The Philanthropic Family

SoCap08: What’s Next in Philanthropy « The Philanthropic Family — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:39:28 +0000

[...] of poverty. Or a company that develops uses for what would otherwise be considered garbage, like turning discarded tires into playground cover. Or an organization that assists Rwandan women to perfect their traditional weaving techniques [...]

By: » LANDSCAPING: Ground cover & playground material solves a waste problem

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:22:40 +0000

[...] nobody@flickr.com (ElissaSCA) wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptApproximately one tire is discarded per person per year. The US Environmental Protection Agency reports 290 million scrap tires were generated in 2003. These tires are among the largest and most… (read the complete article on … [...]

By: ER, FLORIDA

ER, FLORIDA — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:51:29 +0000

We used to have that in our local playgrounds and after returning home the little pieces would end up coming out of our shoes where they lodged themselves during play.