Recycled Tires

In the US, 290 million scrap tires are generated each year!  Reusing them in playgrounds is a good idea from a recycling viewpoint, but what about our children’s safety?  To create playground cushioning, the tires are ground up and magnets are used to remove metals; however, according to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), ground up tires release 49 different chemicals, including seven carcinogens.

So I guess you couldn’t really call this news, because the company is so old, but when was the last time you went to the Simple Shoes’ website, if ever? So give me a bit of a break there. I’ve always known that Simple Shoes was progressively becoming an eco-company, but until today, I really had no idea.

Used Tires Bounce Back. You don’t have to burn rubber to get the most out of your tires; let that rubber bounce back in an abundance of recycled rubber products. Discarded tires clog landfills to the tune of 250 million a year. Even worse, illegally piled tires burn for months in destructive fires, sending up acrid plumes of chemicals and air pollutants. Discarded tires even provide breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

Playground Rubber Mulch tire chips conform to all CPSC safety guidelines and has earned ADA approval, making playgrounds safe for our children while preserving the environment. <a href="http://www.rubberecycle.com"> Rubber Mulch</a> is the most economical playground safety surface which is lifetime guaranteed.

For many of us, the only rubber-made products we own are the tires on our cars. When the tires wear down, we take our Tires cars to the shop, buy a new pair of tires, and let the shop owner deal with the old ones. Those who ask themselves where their old tires go realize that for a long time, they sat in stockpiles (much like shipping containers) untouched. That is, until recently...