Replacing the rubber mulch used on 10 playgrounds may cost the Duluth school district at least $1.2 million and take three years to complete. The Duluth School Board earlier this year voted to replace ...

It’s bouncy and may remind you to change your snow tires. It also may be the newest feature at parks across the city. Lawrence Parks and Recreation crews recently installed chopped-up rubber tires ...

A group of Duluth parents made their case for replacing the rubber mulch at the Duluth school district's playgrounds with wood fiber after they became concerned about chemicals in the rubber. Duluth ...

SEA CLIFF, Long Island (WABC) -- It's a common sight on playgrounds across the Tri-State area: rubber pellets and mulch, meant to keep children safe. But could the material actually be harmful? One ...

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 ...

A playground in downtown Dawson City, Yukon, will soon be new, improved, and — hopefully — less poky. The playground will be closed for two weeks, starting Thursday, so crews can replace a rubber ...

Frog Lake, a small community of the Native American Crees located in Alberta has completed a new playground for its 1,000 residents, which was built using only 100 percent recycled materials. Pinnacle ...

LORAIN — The rubber mulch used at every playground in the Lorain City Schools system may be soft for a fall, but it also creates a hard to control blaze when ignited, investigators found. While ...