Rubber Parking Curbs

- Helping the Environment One Curb at a Time

In this day and age, the environment is something that is a concern for everyone. Even with new construction, it seems how the new structure affects the environment is a major consideration in the placement, design and materials used.

Keeping with this line of thought, you can extend this thinking not only to the structure itself, but also to the area outside and into the parking facility. There was a time when concrete parking curbs were the only option. But time has shown that they are not very environmentally friendly. They deteriorate quickly, require maintenance each year, and are difficult to dispose of when they need replaced.

That’s why many architects, contractors and customers are selecting options like recycled rubber parking curbs instead. Each curb is manufactured of 100% recycled rubber tires. There are approximately 3.4 tires used to make each 6′ parking curb. So for each parking space in your facility, you’re helping to reduce the number of used tires in landfills. Consider if you have a parking area that is just 10 spaces, that’s 34 tires that will no longer be lying in a landfill.

Why is this so important? Well, consider that tires will remain in landfills for years and years, and years. In that time, they will collect water that serves as a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other insects that can spread disease. In addition, should a tire landfill catch fire, they burn very hot, and it is very difficult to extinguish. This poses a threat to any residential areas near them. In addition, the smoke produced by burning tires is toxic, not to mention that the melted rubber can enter waterways and pollute the drinking water for miles around.

So each tire that is removed from a landfill, and recycled, is a tire that can’t pose a risk to the environment. It can’t catch fire, it can’t harbor mosquitoes and it can no longer pollute the air or water.

Considering these things, it makes good sense to choose recycled rubber parking curbs. But also consider that, should you need to remove or replace any curbs in the future, you can still be environmentally friendly.

When proper care is taken to remove rubber parking curbs, they can be reused again and again. They won’t crack and deteriorate like concrete will. So you can reuse them in different locations if you’d like. Or, should you decided to replace them in the future, they are 100% recyclable. So there’s virtually no waste!

It’s completely a matter of choice when it comes to parking curbs. You can choose concrete, that will eventually add to landfills. Or you can choose recycled rubber, that will help clean up landfills, and promote environmental awareness.