TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has awarded nearly $500,000 in waste tire recycling grants to municipalities and school districts across the state.
Most of the grants will help partially fund the purchase of products that provide safe surfacing at playgrounds and for picnic tables and benches made from waste tires.
The Emporia school district will receive $3,724.50 to buy nine tables and 12 benches made from recycled tires.
Lebo will get $3,868.79 for playground fill and picnic tables. LeRoy will get $9,338.76 for playground fill.
Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...
Wait a minute, wasn't there just a news story out about these tire products posing a cancer risk to children? I'm serious, I read it somewhere.
June 15, 2009 at 3:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )