THAN JUST A SWING AND A SLIDE. TO. IT. DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE GOING DOWN A METAL SLIDE OR PLAYING ON A BIG PLASTIC PLAYGROUND. ONCE IT GETS HOT, IT’S NOT AS ENJOYABLE. THE AVERAGE HIGH IN JULY IS ...

We measured the temperature of a plastic playground slide today and it was 131 degrees! The benches, swings and even the ground were also worryingly hot. In the video above, WSBT 22's Katlin Connin ...

There's a movement underway to make our kids' play areas less safe and more "risky." But, some people say this idea is crazy. Young kids constructing playsets out of old tires and wooden planks; ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – The 22News I-Team is working for you with how to spot a danger zone for your kids. When new playgrounds get built with our tax dollars, sometimes some safety measures are simply ...

GLENDALE Within seconds a child is up and down. A simple playground move can send you straight to the emergency room. "I think if no one is watching you know, anything's possible," said father, Ryan ...

COALGATE, Okla. (KTEN) — The people of Coalgate are taking recycling to a whole new level as they break ground on a new playground made completely out of recycled plastic. The $400,000 project is ...

Castlepark Primary School in North Ayrshire will unveil its very own playground made from recycled plastic after winning a national competition to receive a sustainable play area for children. The ...

A parent checks the running track at the Baiyunlu campus of Beijing No 2 Experimental Primary School. DENG JIA/CHINA DAILY AFTER THE PLASTIC RUNNING TRACKS and playgrounds in several schools in ...

CLOVIS, CA Arsonists have ignited plastic play equipment and rubber padding at three Clovis parks in the past two years. Fire also damaged a fourth playground. Authorities estimate the total damage at ...

Despite global efforts to curb plastic use, sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to see a six-fold increase in plastic use by 2060, said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In South ...