Re: OT-rubber tire mulch vs. wood mulch

[Guest guest]

Yikes, I just got back from the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD)

conference in Long Beach, CA and they were talking a LOT about environmental

issues.

Steel belted radials have cadmium in them...I would check to see what kinds of

tires.

I would want to make sure the wood chips weren't stained or anything...I would

talk to the company.

Sand attracts cats...

I would weigh the pros and cons of each being as careful as you can...We have

sand. Every few days, very carefully picks a few grains to eat. Sigh.

Good luck!

, mom to and

Re: [ ] OT-rubber tire mulch vs. wood mulch

We're getting new mulch for our backyard playground. Does rubber tire mulch

contain toxins that will affect our children? Is wood mulch a safer choice?

Or do we need to just use sand to be completely safe? Thanks so much!

Jukoski

[Guest guest]

I think there might be cadmium in rubber tires.

Dagmar.

Re: [ ] OT-rubber tire mulch vs. wood mulch

We're getting new mulch for our backyard playground. Does rubber tire mulch

contain toxins that will affect our children? Is wood mulch a safer choice?

Or do we need to just use sand to be completely safe? Thanks so much!

Jukoski

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

We got our play set from Cedar Works http://cedarworks.com/

It is made from untreated northern white cedar. If you live near them, you

might see if they have wood chips available. Otherwise, I know they also

recommend a 6 inch base of pea stone as a cushion under their play sets. I

know stone sounds weird, but at the time we used wood chip since I figured

my 2 year old would put the stones in his mouth. Now he is 8 and I wish I

had the stone.

I thought about the tire stuff too, but I figured it would be full of junk,

and I thought my dog would chew it up, which wouldn't be good for him....

Not an easy decision......let us know what you find out would you??

nne

Re: [ ] OT-rubber tire mulch vs. wood mulch

We're getting new mulch for our backyard playground. Does rubber tire mulch

contain toxins that will affect our children? Is wood mulch a safer choice?

Or do we need to just use sand to be completely safe? Thanks so much!

Jukoski

[Guest guest]

No! Bad. Cadmium, cadmium, cadmium.

Wood, if it's the treted kind, used for porches and other outside

structures, will have aresenic in it.

Dave

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 22:17:35 EDT

From: JLJukoski@...

Subject: Re: OT-rubber tire mulch vs. wood mulch

We're getting new mulch for our backyard playground. Does rubber tire

mulch

contain toxins that will affect our children? Is wood mulch a safer

choice?

Or do we need to just use sand to be completely safe? Thanks so much!

Jukoski

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