Synthetic Grass and Rubber Surfaces launches scheme to recycle old playground rubber surfaces

Based on a belief that suppliers and users need to establish a way to recycle and reuse rubber wet pour from old playgrounds, NSW-based Synthetic Grass and Rubber Surfaces has launched a scheme to recycle old playground rubber surfaces.

Synthetic Grass and Rubber Surfaces Director, Mark Cunningham advises “we have established a way to reduce waste by using old rubber from playgrounds, putting it back through machinery and then using the granulated rubber again in a new playground as base rubber.

“This eliminates thousands of tons of waste going into landfill", adding that “we are constantly looking at ways to reduce waste … and this scheme this doesn’t only reduce the waste but saves 1,000s of tons of waste going into landfill.”

The scheme sees Synthetic Grass and Rubber Surfaces pull up old rubber wet pour is pulled up and brought back to the company’s Terrey Hills plant where it is processed by advanced machinery which granulates it so it can be used again in a new playground as base course rubber.

The process (outlined in the above illustration) has been tested and is complaint with Australian Standards.

Click here to contact Synthetic Grass & Rubber Surfaces via their entry in the Australasian Leisure Management Supplier Directory.