PAVER FLAVORS
Recycled rubber pavers are becoming more transparent about their formulation and finding niches to compete with traditional materials.
IMPACT ABSORBENT TILES
Designed to “soften the blow” to feet and legs in outdoor areas that are paved or covered in concrete, these Eco-Rubber tiles are made from recycled rubber.
www.ecosmartinc.com
TREE-SAVING WALKWAYS
Tree saving? Unlike poured concrete, rubber sidewalks can be moved to accommodate tree roots. This company offers detailed specifications on how it uses crumb rubber (aka recycled tires) in its paver products. The process combines rubber with urethane resin to stabilize it to create a hard, stable walkway. We’d like to see rainwater leachate testing, however, for this and all recycled crumb-rubber products.
www.rubbersidewalks.com
PERMEABLE “BRICKS”
These good looking pavers owe some of their rapidly growing appeal to the innovative material–a composite of recycled tires and plastic containers. Vast has landscape and permeable pavers and continues new product development with this impressive technology. www.
vastpavers.com
“Soil moisture sensors determine the amount of water in the ground available to plants. These sensors, when professionally installed and properly maintained, can potentially save a household more than 11,000 gallons of water used for irrigation annually.”—EPA
TEC INFRA-RED GRILL
TEC grills are energy efficient, environmentally clean grills. Lab tests indicate that TEC grills cook food more than twice as fast as traditional convection grills and with less fuel input per unit area of cooking grid surface. The result is an energy savings of more than 50%, according to the manufacturer. A stainless cooking grid placed directly on radiant panels vaporizes drippings into flavor-enhancing smoke.
www.tecinfrared.com
JAYHAWK RECYCLED PLASTIC RAILROAD TIES
Recycled plastic saves trees and reduces landfill usage. Jayhawk uses post-consumer waste, such as plastic milk jugs, to create durable recycled plastic material. These 6” x 8” x 8’ railroad ties can be drilled, sawed, screwed, pinned, or bolted together in almost any configuration, and are commonly installed with rebar stakes. Standard color is black, but custom colors are available for quantity orders.
www.jayhawkplastics.com
MOISTURESHIELD RECYCLED DECKING
MoistureShield Composite Decking is made from 90% pre- and post-consumer recycled content. The production process encapsulates wood fibers in polyethylene plastic, which allows boards to have direct ground contact. The reversible board features a natural wood-grain texture on both sides. It can also accommodate hidden fastening systems.
www.moistureshield.com
RAINXCHANGE HARVEST SYSTEM
The Aquascape RainXchange Harvesting Systems combine a recirculating decorative water feature with a sub-surface rainwater harvesting collection system. The system filters stored water to prevent stagnation and growth of unhealthy bacteria. You can use the harvested water to water plants, to feed a pond, or for a decorative water feature. Shown here is a the basalt column fountain that is fed by roof runoff water.
www.rainxchange.com
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