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How to Sterilize a Playground

Bacteria can survive outside the body for about three days, while viruses survive for almost a month. Germs live on many surfaces, including the playground equipment your children touch every day. Playground equipment should be cleaned at least twice a year --- in the spring and late summer. Any part of the equipment your children touch should be cleaned, including the swing ropes, stair handrails and slide edges.

Things You'll Need

Bristled scrub brush
Bucket
Bleach, 1 tablespoon
Water, 1 gallon
Pressure washer
Garden hose
Towel

Instructions

- 1
  Inspect the playground equipment for dried mud and dirt. Scrub this away with a medium-bristled scrub brush.
- 2
  Mix 1 tablespoon of bleach with 1 gallon of water. Scrub the playground's equipment with this solution, using a scrub brush. Rinse the brush frequently.
- 3
  Rinse the playground equipment to remove the bleach water. Spray the equipment with a pressure washer or an ordinary garden hose.
- 4
  Dry the surface of wood and metal playground equipment with a towel.

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