Asbestos has been found in mulch used for playgrounds, schools, parks and gardens across Sydney and Melbourne. Local communities naturally fear for the health of their loved ones. Exposure to asbestos ...

From left: Zuhal Cakir, Libby Plassard and Ethan Miller of “Team Smulch” are presented with their grand prize check from Jim Douglas, Indiana Soybean Alliance Chairman and farmer. (Courtesy: Purdue) ...

Indiana farmers harvested about 5 million acres of soybeans in 2021. (IIB photo/Wes Mills) Student inventors at Purdue University have developed a soybean-based mulch, an alternative to wood mulch, to ...

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 ...

Monkey bars and hot metal slides have virtually disappeared. They've been replaced by colorful plastic castles with guardrails and ramps and rounded edges. And instead of blacktop and concrete, many ...

Playgrounds across Melbourne’s west will be inspected for asbestos after harmful fibres were found in mulch by a concerned resident. Jason Murphy reported the items found at Donald McLean Reserve in ...

There's a new drive in the Minnesota Legislature to get answers about what's in the crumb rubber pellets on sports fields and playgrounds and whether they pose any health risks, possibly putting any ...

MILLER CITY, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Miller City-New Cleveland Local School recently installed five truckloads of Jelly Bean Rubber Mulch to replace rubber tire mulch. The 11,500 square foot job ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Frederick County Board of Education has agreed on a contract for buying mulch and decided on three companies it will consider ...

A group of Duluth parents made their case for replacing the rubber mulch at the Duluth school district's playgrounds with wood fiber after they became concerned about chemicals in the rubber. Duluth ...