Comments on: How Safe is Your Child's Playground? Recycled Tire Cushioning Poses Health Concerns

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By: mar

mar — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:41:38 +0000

My son always coughs at playgrounds with tire mulch. Does anyone have info about allergic reactions to the rubber?

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:35:44 +0000

Growing up in the 60′s/70′s, when, for the most part consumerism & consupmtion for the majority of the population was not an issue, I believe that however we can recycle/reuse post consumer waste is a very positive thing. Practically everything that is recyclable has some form of toxin…therefore the reason it is NOT biodegradeable (with the exception of paper products…maybe…)…So, we either find a way to reuse/recycle – especially those items that are next to impossible to get rid of or they continue to fill the landfills. Given the current information on the effect on children playing on these playgrounds, the exposure to children from recycled/reused tires would be negligigable in comparison to our children’s future 10-20 years from now…(or less…)

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:17:06 +0000

That’s a good point chchiovitti. We successfully stopped a gravel plant from moving into our community. We were concerned about airborne asbestos, which occurs naturally here.

By: cchiovitti

cchiovitti — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:22:39 +0000

Good comments here. Nothing is 100% safe OR friendly. Pea Gravel might be better for the health of the kiddos, but the environmental havoc caused by obtaining the gravel (and processing it) isn’t pretty either. I live close to a big “gravel pit” town. It isn’t nice. Unfortunately, since most people want to be “green” and do more “natural” landscaping with stone and rock (instead of watering grass), the demand for pit mining of these materials is on the rise. What’s good for one person, may turn out to be bad for another. I’ll stick with the wood chips from cast-offs of the mills, I may need to replace it in a few years, but those are the breaks.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:21:02 +0000

For 15 years, I’ve been using the mantra…what good is it to save the environment, when we are still poisoning the occupants. Recycling post-consumer waste is good for the outdoor environment, but can have significant downsides.

Remember, in the world of green, eco-friendly materials, there is no perfect product. You must always decide which “degree of green” you are vying for, before making choices. What might be good for the environment may be dangerous for the human occupants.

Andrew Pace
http://www.degreeofgreen.com

By: Crosius

Crosius — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:43:00 +0000

So… is this stuff still good for things like “silent” driveways and water-permeable sidewalks? Applications where you don’t have short, active people abrading it and breathing the dust and fumes?

We need _something_ we can use all those tires for – they are one of our most difficult to re-use/re-cycle “disposable” items.