California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

Waste Tire Playground Cover Grant Program

Grant Profile: Calexico Unified School District

Location: Dool Elementary Kinder Playground Area, Imperial County
Grant ID: #TR22-02-5445

The Dool Elementary Kinder Playground Area in the Calexico Unified School District was poorly installed with inadequate spacing. Safety inspections done by personnel and outside contractors cited the area as old, dangerous, and a liability. The project consisted of removal and relocation of the prior playground equipment. Used tires were used in the installation to comply with stricter California playground standards. Using rubberized surfacing is much safer for students and liability has been greatly reduced.

This project diverted 452 California waste tires from landfills.

Playground at Dool Elementary

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Last updated: October 19, 2005
Tire Management, http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Tires/
Tire Management Program Hotline: (866) 896-0600 (toll free) WasteTires@calrecycle.ca.gov