Playgrounds

Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch is known as a safe play-surface in the marketplace, meeting CPSC Surface Guidelines and ASTM Guidelines (F-1292-99, and F-1951-99). Amazingly, this product provides the most shock absorption in playground cover today. Once Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch is installed properly, at a depth of at least 6 inches, playgrounds can be twice as safe as those with bark, sand, pebbles and most other surfaces.

Even though the cost is a little more than other traditional playground surfaces, it only needs to be installed once, and requires no annual replacement. In comparison with wood mulch, Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch requires a depth of at least 6 inches, versus 12 inches for wood mulch.

Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch is uniquely created to have the capability in reduction of injuries due to falls from critical height of over 16 feet. Get this - You can actually take an egg from a height of 12 feet, drop it and watch it bounce. Injuries may still happen from a fall of 12-16’, but the risks of the most severe type of non-fatal injury or non- recoverable brain injury are dramatically reduced. Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch also is not an approved or accredited product to prevent broken bones or sprains but they are certainly reduced.

In the following chart based on safety tests with other traditional playground surfaces, the results show that Recycled Rubber Mulch surpasses safety standards of other playground surface materials. Having Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch underneath a play structure has the potential to prevent the number as well as the severity of children’s playground injuries.

Colors

Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch is a non-toxic (and in the case of colored surfacing chips, only non-toxic paints are used). The chips do not have any taste appeal. If a piece were ingested by a pet or child, test reports show that the chips will simply pass through the digestive tract. (Maryland Environmental Services, 1994)

For those who want to make a visual impact, we offer custom-colored Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch to match play equipment

Advantages & Benefits 100% Recycled Tires Non-Toxic & Non-Abrasive Odorless & Non-Staining No Annual Replacement Does Not Attract Animals Does Not Decompose Drains Quickly Easy to Maintain Environmentally Safe Long Lasting 99.9% Wire-Free

Usage Tips

We recommend the area be prepared ahead of time by leveling the ground of large rocks and other debris. The “fall zone” or perimeter depends on the “critical height” that could be reached by your children, generally 4 feet from the structure. Guidelines can be found in the Handbook for Public Playground Safety produced by the United Consumer Products Commission available online.

You can introduce Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch right over your existing grass, without the need for landscape mesh. Please remove all sand, pebbles, tan bark, etc. These will not only continue to work their way to the surface but minimize shock-absorption values. We recommend a 4” to 6” border around the play area to contain the material.

Installation

We offer both driveway delivery of Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch to your location or full-service preparation and installation.

Maintenance

The only maintenance required for Treasure Valley Rubber Mulch is occasional raking or use of a leaf blower to remove leaves.