Q: I recently put down recycled rubber as mulch for my front flower bed. It looks great now, and I like what I’ve heard about it not being an attractant for insects. I dug out the bed, removed an ...

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 ...

Happy almost spring! As with so many of these thorny eco-dilemmas, the answer depends upon whom you ask. Passionate people on both sides of the mulch aisle will try to convince you that this product ...

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 ...

Rubber mulch is a fairly new product. Is rubber mulch safe for my garden in the long run? Rubber mulches are advertised as permanent, effective and safe materials. At first glance, it may seem that ...

DANBURY, Conn.—Rubber mulch once again has become the subject of controversy with the publication of a recent column in the Danbury News-Times calling for a ban on the material as playground surfacing ...

Manufacturers and distributors claim that, "Recycled rubber mulch is an environmentally friendly, non-toxic choice for landscapes." It's true that discarded rubber tires are a huge waste issue because ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America, today announced an Earth Day initiative to give away five million pounds of ...

One consistently difficult problem that homeowners with children face is selecting the perfect playground or garden ground cover. Some consider laying their lawn with artificial turf, while others opt ...

Almost every gardening expert will recommend using mulch around new and existing plantings, but why? Mulch has many benefits in the garden, but it can also cause problems if used improperly. In nature ...