Recycled rubber playground surfaces seem like a win-win situation. When children fall, they’re more likely to bounce than break bones. And the springy, low-maintenance ground cover, which is also used ...

Do we really have to re-surface every playground in America because they aren't safe enough? Tim Gill, author of the blog "Rethinking Childhood," Bernard Spiegel, granddaddy of the idea of "beneficial ...

WILLMAR - Work on Willmar's destination playground is entering its home stretch. The Willmar City Council approved a playground surfacing contract at its Monday meeting and heard an update on the ...

Brooks Park has new solid rubber surfaces on its playgrounds for children -- and Cole County commissioners -- to enjoy. The rubber surfaces are made from recycled scrap tires and were largely funded ...

Students, teachers and staff at Vinland School are about to get a 35-ton lesson in recycling. That’s the combined weight of a playground surface to be installed at the elementary school during the ...

"GMA" tested playground equipment and found temperatures as high as 142 degrees. July 24, 2008 — -- Every summer, dozens of children across the country end up in the emergency room with serious ...

Sophie Riedemann, left, and Beth Grinage, both 8, of Lawrence, climb the Clinton Park jungle gym at Fifth and Alabama streets. The city is considering using ground-up tires, like at Clinton Park, at ...

Rubber playground surface material may protect kids from some injuries but be harboring a different source of harm, a study in Boston suggests. Researchers tested lead levels in the soil, sand, mulch ...

Recycled rubber playground surfaces seem like a win-win situation. When children fall, they’re more likely to bounce than break bones. And the springy, low-maintenance ground cover, which is also used ...