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Rubber Mulch

Get the Facts About Playground Rubber Mulch And Other Surface Safety Standards

Rubber Mulch Meets All Safety Standards

GroundSmart™ Playground Rubber Mulch meets the criteria required by the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) for certification as a playground or play area safety surface and wheelchair accessibility.

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F1292-19
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F3012
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F3351

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Playground Rubber Mulch Benefits

• Made from 100% recycled rubber
• 12-Year color warranty
• Beautifies landscapes and prevents weeds
• Will not fade, rot, compress or lose its original beauty; even after years of exposure to the elements
• IPEMA certified for playgrounds
• Won’t attract termites, carpenter ants or other damaging insects
• More than 2X the fall height rating of wood mulch

Landscape Rubber Mulch Cost Benefits

Products like wood mulch and engineered wood fiber (EWF) break down and decompose. As a result, the cost and maintenance of your landscape ground cover using wood mulch or engineered wood fiber (EWF) significantly increases over time.

80% COST SAVINGS

Rubber Mulch vs
Wood Mulch/Engineered Wood Fiber

Over 12 Year Period

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Landscape Rubber Mulch Benefits

• Made from 100% recycled rubber
• 12-Year color warranty
• Beautifies landscapes and prevents weeds
• Will not fade, rot, compress or lose its original beauty; even after years of exposure to the elements
• Stop annual mulching – save time and money
• IPEMA certified for playgrounds
• Won’t attract termites, carpenter ants or other damaging insects
• More than 2X the fall height rating of wood mulch

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Unlike wood mulch, rubber mulch used in landscaping doesn’t attract termites, carpenter ants or other harmful wood destroying insects so it’s the ideal mulch for use around buildings, foundations, and wood structures. As a result, rubber mulch helps reduce the need for harsh insect control chemicals in and around the landscape.

Smart solutions like rubber mulch not only save time and money, they are smart for the environment. As a green landscaping material, GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch helps to saves trees.

Whether you’re building new construction or remodeling, take the LEED with GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch in your next landscape project.

Sustainability

Rubber Mulch proves time and time again to be the smart choice for all ground cover or safety surfacing material needs. Rubber mulch provides superior fall height protection when used as a training course or playground safety surfacing material. As a landscape ground cover it provides a cost effective and environmentally friendly ground cover. The aesthetic, performance, financial, and environmental benefits speak for themselves and significantly outweigh wood mulch or engineered wood fiber (EWF) for a ground cover or safety surface.

Rubber Mulch

• Long lasting color that maintains beauty year after year
• Saves time and money by eliminating annual mulching
• Doesn’t attract insects, including termites
• Resists floating, blowing away and eroding
• Does not rot or decompose
• Prevents weed growth
• Reduces allergy risk by inhibiting growth of mold and fungi

Wood Mulch

• Needs to be replaced every year due to decomposition.
• Initially cheaper but adds up with the frequent replacement and treatments.
• Wood mulch creates a moist environment that attracts plant damaging insects and termites
• Treated wood mulch could negatively affect both plant life and its soil due to the absorption of chemicals
• Because of its light weight, wood mulch is quick to blow away and easily erodes
• Made out of organic material, it is quick to decompose
• Wood mulch decomposition creates the perfect environment for weeds to grow
• Wood mulch decomposition creates the perfect environment mold and fungi to flourish

What are the different types of mulch?

Materials used in mulch can be categorized into two types:

Organic Mulch

Organic mulches are quick to decompose over time because they are made from natural materials. These materials need to be replaced annually that creates a costly and time-consuming cycle. Examples are wood mulch, engineered wood fiber (EWF), pea gravel, sand, and grass.

Synthetic Mulch

Synthetic mulches do not decompose and don’t need to be replaced annually, saving you both time and money in the long run. This type of mulch is typically made out of industrial recycling materials, such as tires or plastics, that help made our world a better place.