@davabel@BostonGlobe Mayor Steve Noble on @RadioKingstonNY: "Over 85% of the (artificial turf) components are being recycled and will be used on site."
UCRRA Reality: "We don't know why the mayor said this. It was sent to the landfill transfer station." @sarahana @UlsterExec @PatRyanUC
@drewmccartor@PureEarthNow Attending 7/25 webinar. Would love to draw attention to Pb in toxic, UNREGULATED used tires incorporated into rubber PLAYGROUND surfacing. HUGE, worldwide, problem. (Yale identified 306 chemicals in tire crumb, of which 197 are likely carcinogenic.) Poisoning children everywhere
@PureEarthNow@EHPonline@CenterEnvHealth Hoping to draw attention to Pb within rubber surfaced playgrounds, which feature 1,000s of TOXIC, unregulated used tires per, w' no @USCPSC oversight. Surfaces degrade over time, creating lead dust + pits. Seeking LEAD experts to testify for new NYS bill. Please DM for details
Hoping to draw attention to Pb within rubber surfaced playgrounds, which incorporate 1,000s of TOXIC, unregulated used tires, per w' no @USCPSC oversight. Surfaces degrade over time, creating lead dust + pits. @drewmccartor Seeking LEAD experts to testify for new NYS bill -->
Children in disadvantaged communities are disproportionately impacted by lead in consumer products. Our latest study in @EHPonline explores this critical issue.
Learn more about the study:
https://t.co/kHKZKSvQ8W
How can @ConnersLadner & other landscapers claim to be protecting TX kids from temps when designing heat island surfaces w' toxic recycled (tires)? PIP rubber playgrounds run waaaaay hotter than asphalt, metal AND plastic. Burn, baby, burn... @BanPlasticTurf@DMDW01@JefRouner
Houston desperately needs heat-safe playgrounds. Here's how Texas landscape architects are rethinking ways to make the outdoors bearable.
https://t.co/8kRjjAylg8
@HannahknowlesTV Please investigate toxic playground surfacing story. Artificial turf and used tires rubber playground surfacing will soon become illegal in NY & MD. Fires² = sad, but perpetually poisoning children with PFAS, carcinogens, heavy metals etc = sadder.
JULY 8, 2024: Bellevue School District playground burns down for 2nd time in a year. @SierraClubSEA please BAN toxic artificial turf (and used tires rubber) playground surfacing. Not only does PFAS-filled plastic grass run up to 55° hotter, it can melt shoes w'out a fire!
Hey @komonews. Consider investigating a toxic playgrounds segment. NY & MD will soon be banning artificial turf and much used tire rubber surfacing from playgrounds. https://t.co/46hpXFBRum WA Kids deserve better! Replace w' non-toxic natural materials when rebuilding @TheBSD405!
The playground at Phantom Lake Elementary School in Bellevue burned down early Sunday morning, almost a year after it was destroyed in a firework-related fire.
https://t.co/eeQT16Uvja
@DMDW01 @UlsterExec @uchealth@KathyHochul@HealthNYGov@nystateag@TishJames We are collaborating with multiple Assembly members and Senators on related general lead & toxic playground bills to protect children in NYS. Hopefully this time next year we'll be posting positive updates.
PFAS-free artificial turf? DOES NOT EXIST. Don't let manufacturers fool w' bogus, impossibly low detection limits. Red Hook, NY has been promised a synturf LIE. Create @DailyCatchHV profile & leave sage comments: https://t.co/sukOp7HGtN @DMDW01@BanPlasticTurf@enckj
PSA: (Toxic) RUBBER playground surfacing is HOTTER than a searing plastic or metal slide! https://t.co/3dDaiLd1KH @USCPSC@CC_Yale
174° | Rubber Flooring
150° | Tan Plastic Slide
143° | Pavement
130° | Green Metal Balance Beam
111° | Metal Climbing Steps
100° | Grass
JUNE 14, 2024: DC's Lafayette Elementary has staved off artificial turf anew in part thanks to @CMLewisGeorgeW4. Congratulations! Natural grass is ALWAYS best. Keep TOXIC synturf away from our kids & environment. https://t.co/vSjALFzYcp @dcpublicschools@tirelessdc@NC4HR
@GabeFilippelli Pb-worried mamas often ask me, "Is it safe to take my child for a walk?" I'd love to see a widespread survey of SIDEWALK lead dust levels. Stone is porous. Cement & my area's native "bluestone" is often highly contaminated. Even when —newly— laid.
@News12WC@MattHammer12 Send your video crew to a playground w' an infrared thermometer. RUBBER surfaced playgrounds made from toxic used tires are HOTTER than a scalding plastic or metal slide.
92° —Air Temp
103° —Grass
115° —Metal
125° —Concrete
154° —Plastic Slide
178° —Rubber