by Mike Sebastian | Dec 11, 2009 | Blog
The test results are in and the EPA has stated that crumb rubber from recycled tires used as groundcover in playgrounds contribute little to air and ground pollution and particulates were well below levels that may cause concern. These findings solidify extensive...
by Mike Sebastian | Dec 9, 2009 | Blog
During the holidays, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash than any other time of year. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, an additional 1 million tons of waste is thrown out each week. If you really think about it, this makes perfect sense as we are...
by Mike Sebastian | Sep 29, 2009 | Blog
If you are like me, you have probably said this statement a few times in your lifetime. Perhaps while looking around a garage or yard sale or at one of those “antique” stores along the side of the road. We are voracious consumers, buying, accumulating, buying,...
by Mike Sebastian | Sep 1, 2009 | Blog
He was a friend, a guide and one of the coolest people I knew when I was a child. I hung on his every word, upheld my pledge and wore my badge proudly. Then, like so many of us, I forgot his words, his purpose and his reason for being. Not until I was cleaning out...
by Mike Sebastian | Jul 27, 2009 | Blog
The practice of recycling rubber is not a new one. As a matter of fact, we can trace this practice back more than 270 years when a French astronomer brought home samples of rubber after a trip to Peru. This milky fluid collected from trees was used for lighting. ...
by Mike Sebastian | Jul 15, 2009 | Blog
Do we live a “green” life to better the world, or feel better about ourselves? This is an important question that we must all ask ourselves when we look into our environmental mirror so to speak. While we are doing more than ever before, we all need to be better...
by Mike Sebastian | Jun 23, 2009 | Blog
We did not invent mulch, Mother Nature did. We merely realized the benefits and adapted the source to: lessen waste, give a second life, enhance our planet and better the environment. These previous four statements are remarkably close to the words that go with the...
by Mike Sebastian | Jun 3, 2009 | Blog
Last place. Bottom of the barrel. No where to go but up. Ashamed. National Geographic recently released the results of its worldwide survey and assigned what they call a “Greendex score” based on the findings. Among developed countries the United States had the...
by Mike Sebastian | May 27, 2009 | Blog
Having been in the recycled rubber mulch industry for quite some time, I often find it amusing how the media portrays rubber mulch. There is always an “expert” somewhere that is either pro, or con for the product. One thing that I find highly ironic is the comments...
by Mike Sebastian | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog
Over the course of the next week, more than a half billion people around the world will be celebrating Earth Day – a day devoted to the environment. Ironically the date of April 22nd was chosen, and the first Earth Day was celebrated in the United States in 1970. I...
