Rubber Mulch & Home Playground Products
What Are Rubber Playground Products?
Rubber playground products – like rubber mulch, edging, timbers and mats – are durable enough to weather the elements and safer than alternatives with their shock-absorbing capabilities. These recycled rubber products help reduce bumps and bruises for little ones running around when inevitable falls occur. Rubber mulch takes in more impact and offers greater protection against injuries than both wood mulch and playground sand. Plus, rubber playground products are made from 100% recycled rubber, which means these products are breathing new life into a material that would otherwise waste away in a landfill.
Product Benefits
Protecting Your Kids and the Planet
We know the safety and wellbeing of the children you love are of the utmost importance to you. That’s why we’re proud to create safe, sustainable playground products that not only helps shield kids from harm but the planet as well.
Our recycled rubber nugget mulch is the safest loose-fill ground cover for playgrounds on the market, boasting the highest fall height protection when materials are six inches deep. On top of its incredible shock-absorbing nature, the mulch is IPEMA certified for safe use on playgrounds and has a 12-year color guarantee.
Beyond our playground products’ safety, durability and beauty is their environmental impact. The rubber used to create these beneficial products means we’re diverting more than 221,000 tons of rubber from disposal areas each year.
Here are some other benefits:
- High impact-absorption to help prevent severe playground injuries
- Sustainably made with 100% recycled rubber
- Long-lasting, durable and don’t fade
- Look stylish and natural
- Don’t attract harmful insects like termites and carpenter ants
- Low maintenance – you might need to top off mulch once every few years or longer
- Lower cost in the long run
- Won’t crack with temperature swings
- Made in USA or North America
- Available in a variety of colors
Rubber Playground Product Products
Playground Nugget Rubber Mulch
- 100% recycled rubber
- Pieces are on average between ½ inch to ¾ inch large
- Comes in multiple bag sizes to fulfill any job requirement in 0.8-cu ft bags
- Five times heavier than wood mulches, so it will not float or erode during heaving rains
- 12-year color warranty
- IPEMA certified for safe use on playgrounds
- Made in North America
- Available in red, brown, black, blue and green
Border System
- 100% recycled rubber
- Pieces are on average between ½ inch to ¾ inch large
- Comes in multiple bag sizes to fulfill any job requirement in 0.8-cu ft bags
- Five times heavier than wood mulches, so it will not float or erode during heaving rains
- 12-year color warranty
- IPEMA certified for safe use on playgrounds
- Made in North America
- Available in red, brown, black, blue and green
Swing Mats
- 100% recycled rubber
- 32 inches wide x 54 inches long x 2 inches thick
- Approximately 80 pounds
- Beveled edge for a clean and refined look
- Used where loose-fill mulch is typically kicked out by playful children
- Made in USA
- Available in Earthtone, Redwood, Forest Green and Black
Did You Know?
Our world-class recycled rubber playground products have been used at theme parks, military bases and the biggest school districts in the USA. Organizations choose it because of its safety, durability and long-term cost savings. If it’s good enough for large-scale playgrounds, rest assured it’s good enough for your backyard.
How Recycled Rubber Mulch Stacks Up
Rubber mulch is the safest loose-fill playground cover. It provides the tallest fall height protection, preventing kids from sustaining serious injuries. On top of that, it doesn’t use virgin, or new, material and comes with a 12-year color guarantee. Rubber mulch lasts 10 times longer than wood mulch on average, and it stays in place better than wood mulch due to its heavier weight. With all these benefits, rubber mulch is the clear winner to put in your playground.
| Rubber Mulch | Engineered Wood | Synthetic Turf | Poured-In-Place | Rubber Tiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warranty | 12 years | Limited | 10 years | 5 years | 10 years |
| ADA Accessible | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Highest Fall Ht Protection | 16 ft. | 12 ft. | 12 ft. | 12 ft. | 12 ft. |
| Cost | $$ | $ | $$$ | $$$$ | $$$$$ |
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