+8 votes
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Hi all!  We are making a playground area for the kids in our backyard.Hi all! We are making a playground area for the kids in our backyard. Was wondering if any of you chose between using rubber mulch or regular wood mulch? Was totally decided on rubber mulch but then heard it could be cancer causing? Any insight? Thanks!  
Hi all!  We are making a playground area for the kids in our backyard.

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+6 votes
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Did you find a play set?! And when can we come over  
by (810 points)
@oliphant lol yes! Getting it on May 28! Come over May 28! Lol
+6 votes
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I think the rubber mulch is harmful if you use it in a garden bed vs a playground area
by (810 points)
@miquelmiquela thanks! But not harmful for playground? Any reasoning?  
by (2.9k points)
We just purchased rubber mulch and I worried about health. From what I read is the exposure is minimal for a playground vs a garden bed for food you are growing to eat.  
by (810 points)
@miquelmiquela oh ok, thanks!  
+1 vote
by (1.6k points)
We just have regular wood mulch under ours and it works fine
+7 votes
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We have two separate lay areas in our yard. One has mulch and the other has rubber mulch. I wish we would have never used the rubber mulch. It obviously never breaks down and now we have rubber everywhere ‍♀️
+4 votes
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We LOVE our rubber mulch and built a raised lip around the edge to contain it so it didn’t spread everywhere. And occasional reminders to the kids to keep the mulch in the box. I like that it doesn’t need to be replaced every year.  
+4 votes
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We love our rubber mulch.  
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