It is true that we all have a bit of the kid inside us and when we take our children, grandchildren or younger siblings to a playground, we would like to play as well. We do in away, but we are not allowed on any of the equipment that is provided. Having playground equipment that can be used by all, and I mean all ages, would be a great leap forward in the enjoyment families can spend together.
A Professor Killingsworth from Pittsburg State University’s Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, thinks the same way and has formed (with other community members) a non-profit group called Credible Arts Therapies. He has said the idea behind a universally accessible playground is to have a place where everyone, regardless of age or disability, can play together on the same equipment. You can read more about this here: http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_178210855.html (more…)
In the news, especially in the US recently, there has been a lot of worry about artificial surfaces and the problems they can cause, with dust particles being inhaled by people and children who are playing on them. Some parents will not even let their children go anywhere near these synthetic areas.
The thing is that when you look at a surface which has fake grass, then that is the problem more than anything else, also what feels like normal dirt, is actually very fine pieces of rubber, that have also been treated with something, to probably make it last longer.
Think about everything you throw away. Can something else be done with it? Can it be recycled, or can someone else make good use of it?
So don’t throw away or simply burn old clothes, books, kid’s toys, or even furniture, but instead give them to your local charity shop instead. You will be helping other people and the environment too.
A few changes in our daily lives can really make a difference to the environment and help save the world! Since the industrial revolution, we have invented some many things that make ours lives easier, but unfortunately not all these things are so good for the environment, things like plastic bags, disposable cups, and old discarded tires, to name a few.
Americans throw away something like 100 billion plastic bags a year. That’s just a drop in the ocean compared to the worldwide number – an estimated one trillion plastic bags a year. A maximum of 3% of this number is recycled.
Over the past few decades, some people had the bright idea to build artificial reefs with tires.Now when I first head this, I imagined little colorful rubber plants and rocks – what a great idea!
No, it didn’t mean this, well not in the case of Osborne Reef, off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.In the 1970s, over 200 million tires were ‘reused’ and clipped together with steel clips and ceremoniously dumped in an effort to replicate a reef that game fish would inhabit.
Last year, it was recorded by Earth first that more than 1.3 billion tires were sold and that 75% of these purchases were to replace old worn out tires. That means that over one billion tires a year are being thrown away as waste.Now to stop this from having a huge environmental impact recycled tires are being used in a variety of innovative ways.
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Think about everything you throw away. Can something else be done with it? 
