Montgomery Parks announced in a news release: "Repairs are currently in progress and all four playgrounds will reopen in late July. All rubber surfaces are being removed from Countryside and Fairland ...

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 ...

You've probably seen them at parks and playgrounds everywhere, rubber flooring meant to give your child a soft landing when they fall. But many parents are concerned that this cushion might pose ...

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.

Lab Tests Show The Smaller The Pieces, The Greater The Toxicity In A Nutshell Recycled tire “crumb rubber” used on ...

I got a question on Twitter about a week ago from a mom looking for something other than mulch or sand surfacing at Raleigh parks. We're talking the rubberized surfacing that I pointed out in my ...

The ACT Workcover authority is investigating the safety of a chemical used in a rubber compound used for surfacing child playgrounds. A Queanbeyan playground company claims the wet pour system is ...

Carroll County commissioners on Thursday approved almost $50,000 in county funds to repair and replace equipment at Piney Run Park in Sykesville. Aubrey Roach, 19 months, plays on the slide at the ...

WAPAKONETA —First on the Moon, Inc. announced Thursday that it has received materials for the rubber surface of the All-Abilities Rocket Ship playground equipment for Harmon Park. Wapakoneta-based ...

And in the next installment in our series on playgrounds with rubber mats, here's where to find them in Cary. I'm talking about those springy surfaces under slides, swings and monkey bars in place of ...