A Durable, Long-Lasting Alternative to Wood Mulch
GroundSmart 12+ Year Rubber Mulch is an ideal, durable groundcover for landscaping and playground installations. Crafted entirely from recycled rubber, it emphasizes waste reduction and tire repurposing, enhancing the aesthetic appeal of flower beds and gardens with lasting beauty. Its 12-year color-retention design eliminates the need for annual re-mulching—install it once and realize savings of up to 80% compared to yearly wood mulch replacement. This product offers significant savings in time and resources.
Get long-lasting landscape mulch & create beautiful gardens year after year. Compared to wood mulch, GroundSmart will last over a decade! Apply it once and reap the benefits again and again for years to come. Unlike wood mulch, you can apply GroundSmart Rubber Mulch this fall, and have the same beautifully colored gardens in the spring as you did when you applied it last fall, last spring, or 10 years ago.
We recommend applying our rubber mulch at a depth of 1.5”, rather than wood mulch at 3”. Wood mulch compresses more over time, so you need less rubber mulch to cover the same area as you would with wood mulch. As a result, you can reduce your overall cu. Ft. needs in half with rubber mulch!
Since GroundSmart Rubber Mulch is manufactured from recycled rubber, our yard mulch does not attract pests such as termites and carpenter ants, thereby making it an excellent choice for gardens surrounding your residence’s foundation. Furthermore, it provides superior weed control compared to wood mulch, with enhanced moisture retention and greater weight, which impedes weed emergence. As our product does not decompose like wood mulch, weeds cannot benefit from its decomposition, keeping your garden beds free of weeds for years to come.
Safer Ground Cover for Playgrounds
GroundSmart Rubber Mulch is also the safest and softest ground cover for playgrounds. IPEMA certification for critical fall height protection (ASTM F1292-13) means our rubber mulch for playgrounds is safer than outdoor wood mulch or soil, reducing bumps and bruises. At the standard 6” depth for playground groundcover, GroundSmart Rubber Nugget Mulch has a critical fall height of 16 feet, compared to wood chips at 7 feet. It’s no competition when it comes to safety—rubber mulch is the safest playground surface on the market!
Our rubber mulch comes in two styles—nugget and shredded—and in a variety of colors! Our Premium Shredded Mulch looks just like wood mulch and offers all the same benefits as our standard nugget mulch.
Turning Recycled Rubber into Sustainable Landscaping Solutions
GroundSmart is manufactured by IMC Outdoor Living, a division of Liberty Tire Recycling. We don’t just sell recycled rubber landscaping solutions; we empower homeowners, businesses, schools, and landscapers to live better, more responsible lives. GroundSmart™ products invite people to choose a smarter, more sustainable approach—one that helps protect the planet while enhancing everyday living. GroundSmart has helped remove 500 million pounds of rubber from landfills.
Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. Our parent company, Liberty Tire Recycling, transforms over 219 million tires annually into a wide variety of safe, meaningful products and raw materials. This equates to 4.8 billion pounds of rubber being repurposed and kept out of our landfills. That’s enough tires to circle the Earth twice—each year!
We’re not just the market leader in tire recycling management. Our passion for driving a greener tomorrow is why we’re also boldly changing the way the industry approaches sustainability.
GroundSmart’s parent company, Liberty Tire Recycling, through IMC Outdoor Living, has been recognized as part of The Home Depot’s Eco Actions Partner Program. The program highlights manufacturers that are advancing sustainability through innovative products, responsible manufacturing practices, and environmental stewardship.
By transforming end-of-life tires into durable landscaping products, GroundSmart helps support a circular economy that keeps valuable materials in use and out of landfills.
