Why You Should Buy School Playground Equipment Made From Recycled Plastic
If you are looking to replace your existing school playground equipment or indeed are looking to purchase some additional items, then we would advise you to strongly consider buying it out of recycled plastic as opposed to traditional timber. I was at a school just last week who are wanting to replace some existing adventure trim trail items because they have split very badly and when the site manager tried to move them found out that they were rotten to the core below ground level. And this is equipment which was only installed less than five years ago!
Nowadays you will probably see in school playgrounds a lot of outdoor picnic tables made from recycled plastic and there are some very good reasons why. We love selling it because it is of course very eco friendly due to the fact that it is made out of 100% recycled materials – mainly plastic bottles. But aside from saving the planet, these are the other principal benefits of recycled plastic play equipment:
Maintenance free as it doesn’t ever rot, corrode or splinter like traditional timber
Crack proof and does not have “shakes” (like traditional timber)
Eco friendly as it is made out of recycled plastic bottles and is fully recyclable at the end of its use
UV resistant with little colour loss due to direct sunlight
Resistant to graffiti, insects and algae
Less flammable than traditional timber and resistant to most chemicals
Hard wearing and exceptionally durable – typically lasting five times longer than timber and does not degrade with age
With budgets tighter than ever, schools have to ensure that they are getting value for money but a quality product too which is going to last. That is why we strongly believe that in the non too distant future school playground equipment made out of recycled plastic will be the standard specification.
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Recyled plastic Trim trail