Playground Flooring | Minimum Recycled Content

Environmental sustainability has become a priority in the design and construction of playground flooring. The use of recycled materials such as cast-in-place rubber granules not only helps reduce waste but also ensures the safety and durability of play surfaces.

Importance of Certification

Certifying the minimum recycled content of rubber playground flooring is essential to ensuring the materials used come from sustainable sources. This certification certifies that a significant percentage of the materials used have been recovered and reused, thus reducing the overall environmental impact.

At Prismi, we have achieved this important milestone of certifying the minimum recycled content, which provides our clients with a competitive advantage in tenders.

Regulations and Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM)

In Italy, the Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) govern the procurement of design, supply, and installation services for street furniture and outdoor areas, including playgrounds. These criteria promote the use of recycled and sustainable materials, while ensuring the safety and quality of installations.

Shock-absorbing flooring poured in situ: requirements and criteria for choosing the right materials.

Experts in the field are well-versed in the materials and their construction methods; in this summary, we clarify the specific aspects of the application of shock-absorbing rubber flooring.

The CAM requirement states that rubber agglomerate surfaces must have a minimum recycled rubber content of 50% by weight of recycled product. Breaking down the numbers, we publish the following table for a detailed analysis of the components.

It is clear that on a 3+1 cm rubber cast-in-place, using entirely recycled rubber granules achieves a 76% benefit, while using virgin EPDM products for the top layer only achieves less than 45%.

It follows that an anti-shock rubber surface made with our recycled products far exceeds the minimum requirement set by the CAM, while even partial use of virgin EPDM granules falls short.

Advantages of Recycled Rubber Flooring

Waste Reduction: Using recycled rubber materials helps reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
Sustainability: Promotes a circular economy, where materials can be continually reused.
Safety: Poured-in-place recycled rubber flooring can be designed to be slip-resistant and shock-absorbent, reducing the risk of injury.

Conclusion

Adopting playground flooring certified for minimum recycled content represents an important step toward a more sustainable future. It ensures not only environmental protection, but also the safety and well-being of the children who use these spaces. Choose the rubber granules for your needs from our PLAY RUBBER category.