Green rubber mulch
Green settles in beside turf, evergreens, and the planting you already have. Softscape Outdoor ships it by the pallet across the lower 48, and the price you see already covers delivery.
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One pallet covers about 300 square feet at 3″ deep.
Same price either way. Choose bags for a home delivery. A super sack comes off in one piece, so it needs a loading dock, or a forklift and a pallet jack waiting on site.
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Green rubber mulch
What comes on a pallet of green
One pallet of green rubber mulch holds 75 cubic feet. You choose how it is packed, and the price is the same either way.
- 50 bags on the pallet, each holding 1.5 cubic feet.
- One super sack on the pallet, holding the load in a single bag.
- The same rubber mulch at the same price, in both cases.
Bags fit a job you spread by hand over a weekend. You carry one bag to the bed you are working on and open it there. A super sack comes off in one piece, so it needs a loading dock, or a forklift and a pallet jack.
Buy one to seven pallets on the site. Any quantity can be quoted. For eight pallets or more, ask us for a delivered quote.
Green is a look, not a different product
We sell six colors: Black, Brown, Red, Green, Blue, and Unpainted. Green is the same rubber mulch as the other five.
Every color we sell is tested to the same impact standard and carries the same certification. Green does the same job in a fall that black or red does. Color changes how the ground looks and nothing more.
Tested to ASTM F1292 · confirm any certification in the IPEMA public certification database.The other five colors
Green is one of six. Each of the others has its own page.
- Black rubber mulch, the dark, quiet base color.
- Brown rubber mulch, the warm tone people picture when they hear mulch.
- Red rubber mulch, the bold one that pops against green leaves.
- Blue rubber mulch, a cool, bright blue that marks a space as its own.
- Unpainted rubber mulch, the rubber with no color on it.
Where people use green
Beds inside a lawn
Green softens the line where turf meets a mulched bed. The bed still reads as a bed, but the eye crosses it easily. Golf courses, sports fields, and closely kept commercial grounds order it for that reason.
Evergreen and foundation planting
Around dark evergreen shrubs, green gives you one continuous picture. The bed reads as a single piece rather than a light band under dark leaves.
Nature themes and green branding
Forest play areas and nature-based learning yards use green to hold their theme together. So do nature centers, botanical gardens, and teams whose colors are green. The ground joins the look instead of breaking it.
Depth is what makes a playground surface work
Green rubber mulch is tested for impact under ASTM F1292. Depth is the part you control on site. The federal playground handbook gives the depth to use for the height of your equipment, and it shows how far the surface must reach around each piece. Read it before you order. Then buy enough green to hold that depth across the whole area, not only under the swings.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Public Playground Safety Handbook (Publication 325) · tested to ASTM F1292.Our rubber mulch coverage calculator turns your area and your depth into a pallet count.
Check the certification yourself
Ask for the paperwork on any surface you put under play equipment. Our rubber mulch is certified, and that certification sits in a public database anyone can search. Print the listing and file it with your inspection records.
Listed in the IPEMA public certification database · tested to ASTM F1292.How green behaves once it is down
- It is inert, and it has no odor.
- It does not rot, so the cover you spread stays cover.
- It springs back underfoot, where wood chips pack down.
Traffic still moves it. At the foot of a slide or along a path, the mulch drifts toward the edges. Rake it back, and top those spots up when they thin out.
That is the routine. There is no yearly load to buy and spread again.
An edge keeps it in place
A border gives the mulch something to sit against. Stone, steel, or plastic edging all work, and the bed line stays crisp. On a playground, a timber or a curb around the use zone does the same job. Neither one is required, and both cut down the raking you do later.
How we make it and where
Green starts as recycled rubber. Magnets draw the steel out of the stream. Air classification lifts the fabric away, because moving air carries light fibers while heavier rubber drops.
We make rubber mulch in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. We deliver it to the rest of the lower 48.
What happens on delivery day
Shipping is built into the price on your screen. No freight charge shows up later.
A truck brings your pallets. The driver lowers each one to the curb and leaves it there. Clear a level spot near the street before the truck arrives.
We deliver. A wheelbarrow and a rake handle the rest.
Common questions about green rubber mulch
Does green rubber mulch look like grass?
No, and it is not meant to. Green rubber mulch has a piece texture you can see from a few feet away and feel underfoot. Nobody walking a property will take it for turf.
What it does is sit comfortably in a green setting. Next to a lawn edge or a row of evergreens, a green bed reads as part of the same picture. A darker or brighter color would draw a hard line there instead, which is sometimes what a designer wants.
That is the whole reason buyers ask for green by name. They want the ground to join the planting rather than announce itself. If you want the opposite, our other five colors give you contrast, and every one of them performs the same as green. Look at the swatches in daylight before you decide.
Is green a special order with a longer wait?
No. Green is a standard color in our regular line, next to Black, Brown, Red, Blue, and Unpainted. You order it on the site the same way you order any other color, and it ships the same way.
You can buy one to seven pallets online. Quotes are not limited by size. For eight pallets or more, send us the details and we will quote the job with freight included. Larger orders are normal for schools, parks departments, and grounds crews.
Delivery runs to the lower 48, and the driver sets your pallets at the curb. Shipping is already inside the price you see on the site.
How many pallets of green should I order?
Start with two numbers: the square footage of your area and the depth you want. Multiply them for cubic feet. Our coverage calculator does that math and returns a pallet count, and one pallet of green rubber mulch holds 75 cubic feet.
For a playground, take the depth from the federal handbook, which sets it by how high a child can climb. For a landscape bed, depth is your call, and a shallower spread is normal.
Order a little past the bare number. Rubber mulch travels out of busy spots, and a spare bag lets you top those up later. Round up rather than down, because a second delivery for one short bag costs you a day. Buy one to seven pallets online, and ask us for a quote on eight or more.
Order green rubber mulch
Enter your ZIP code and see the real delivered price for green. One to seven pallets ship straight from the site, and shipping is already in the number. We quote any quantity. For eight pallets or more, send us the details for a quote.
Get your delivered priceGet your delivered price
Pick your color and your state and the site shows the price you actually pay. Freight to your state is already in it, and no shipping charge is added later. An online order carries up to seven pallets in total. For more than that, ask us for a quote at any size.
What comes with it
Every color is tested to ASTM F1292, the standard for how far a surface cushions a fall, and certified by IPEMA. The certificate itself is public, listed in IPEMA’s public database. Painted colors carry our 12-year color guarantee.
- Tested to ASTM F1292
- IPEMA certified
- Ships to all 48 contiguous states
- 22 years of rubber mulch experience