As a parent of two active young boys, I am concerned about the use of shredded tires on playgrounds and athletic fields in Duluth and Minnesota. I became more concerned after attending a local meeting ...

Pima County has been recycling tires for years and one local racetrack is making the process go full circle by using those old tires to make one playground a better place to be. Track manager John ...

MAHWAH — Are play surfaces made with recycled rubber tires safe? No, says a group of parents who fear the material is linked to cancer risk. The parents have convinced school and township officials to ...

As parents, we always want the best for our kids: the best doctors, the best schools, the best of everything. Last summer our family searched for the best house and found it within walking distance of ...

Rolling out a new tire program. Mark Brush has more about labels for car tires that would show how they could improve your gas mileage. And... the safety of playgrounds. Some view that cushy rubber ...

We have now learned that the municipal government in Washington, D.C., has closed three children’s playgrounds with “poured-in-place” rubber surfacing after high levels of lead were found.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released results of a limited field monitoring study of artificial-turf playing fields and playgrounds constructed with recycled tire material or ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas Inc. and Liberty Tire Recycling are teaming up with partners from around the city of Nashville for this year's America Recycles Day. On Nov. 15, the company, ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $635,000 in grants to the Joplin School District and the Joplin Parks and Recreation Department for 11 playground projects. Earlier this year, ...

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 ...