JJV Rubber Mulch and Safety Surfacing, Inc is the exclusive manufacturer of Safe Rock and Soft Rock, two products that are on the cutting edge of the Greening Revolution and are changing the way consumers evaluate, purchase and utilize landscaping mulches and safety surface materials. The vital component that distinguishes our products from all others is that ours are 100% wire-free and are manufactured from non-tire recycled rubber only.

ISO 14001 Environmental Certification - It is precisely the non-tire component of JJV Rubber Mulch's products and its commitment to "clean and green" that has enabled the company to achieve the International Organization for Standardization 14001 Environmental Certification, the only certification that is recognized worldwide. 

The entire rubber mulch industry was conceived with the recycling of automobile tires as its centerpiece. Buoyed by large government grants and tipping fees, the big shakers and movers in the industry installed millions of tons of rubber mulch around trees and shrubs on the nation's boulevards - and, in a rather callous disregard for safety - in America's playgrounds. 

The founder of JJV Rubber Mulch, John Vruno, began his career in the industry as a sales representative for one of the tire chewers. After he installed 99 percent wire-free (as it was advertised) rubber mulch in a few playgrounds, he quickly discovered that wire-contaminated rubber presented an unwarranted and unacceptable risk to children, as did the excessive quantities of petroleum and zinc present in tires. He decided to go on his own. 

Vruno's solution: use non-tire recycled rubber in the production process. He knew there was as much non-tire rubber going into America's landfills as there were tires. Although he would have to forego the grants and the tipping fees, he was convinced that, in the long run, he would prevail because, by going non-tire, he would produce the cleanest and the greenest - and certainly the safest - rubber mulch products on the American market. He has done just that.   
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THE PROCESS:  The non-tire recycled rubber is chopped and cut to size, then treated with a new-age EPA approved adherent paint that is available in an array of dazzling colors.The end product is a cost-effective rubber mulch that simultaneously promotes the environment, beautifies your yard and provides an attractive and safe surface for your children's playground. JJV Rubber Mulch is the heaviest rubber on the market and will not wash away, blow away or fade like wooden mulches.

JJV Rubber Mulch wishes all Americans - and our friends across the globe - a safe and

joyous summer season. We wish for you a prosperous year and look forward to serving

you in 2009 and beyond!    

JJV Rubber Mulch was privileged to donate four tons of our red cedar
Safe Rock to beautify and make safe the new playground in the backyard
of the ABC television Extreme Makeover house in Minnetonka,
Minnesota. Thousands of neighbors and spectators witnessed the
incredible transformation of the house that took less than
one week to accomplish.....the kids are thrilled with their new digs and
their new playground! Visit our GALLERY to see photos from the project site.