The $1.75 million project in Plainfield Township will open to the public this fall, featuring improved river access and ...

After more than 90 minutes of discussion and a litany of amendments, the Duluth School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to replace rubber playground mulch with wood chips, but put off a ...

The Duluth school district's rubber mulch playground replacement has been called into question by a metro-area attorney, who appears to be representing a wood products company that she also owns.

Playground mulch made from shredded tires will be replaced at East Durham Park, ... The $20,000 cost to replace the rubber mulch with engineered wood fiber, ...

Their answer: Wood products, especially something called engineered wood fiber, which looks like mulch, are the safer bet for playgrounds. Not only does engineered wood fiber not contain chemicals ...

Acceptable play surfaces include hardwood fiber or mulch, pea gravel, sand, and synthetic materials, including a poured-in-place rubberized surface, rubber mats, or tiles.

Rubber mulch generally is more expensive, costing from $90 to $120 per cubic yard compared to playground certified wood at about $25 to $30 per cubic yard, according to a spokesman for Mulch ...

These playgrounds use engineered wood fiber products that are supposed to provide a firm, stable surface for wheelchairs. ... “I heard wood chips, I heard wet bark mulch, which is different. And I ...