As nurses at a Baltimore hospital walk into a new patient's room, players on the Buffalo Bills football team step onto the field, and kids at a suburban Pennsylvania fitness center race down a running track, they're all supported by a secret force at work underneath their feet: recycled rubber flooring designed with their specific environments in mind. Ecore International (Lancaster, Pa.) uses recycled tire rubber to make flooring meant to absorb impact, reduce bone and muscle stress, cushion falls, and make spaces quieter. In the 31 years since the company started using recycled rubber in its flooring, it has engineered more than 50 different products using specific recipes that match the needs of people working in hospital, athletic, hotel, and commercial settings.
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