The school will also earn playground credits for each shipment of empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and floss containers sent to TerraCycle. The school with the top credits after Sept. 30 will receive the new playground. The first and second runner-up schools, as well as six honorable mention participants, will be awarded various prizes and Meijer gift cards.

Meijer, Colgate and TerraCycle have teamed up to help encourage healthy smiles and environments among school children and consumers with the Recycled Playground Challenge. The three companies are asking schools in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin to compete for a new playground made completely of recycled material by joining TerraCycle’s Oral Care Brigade program. Through the Oral Care Brigade, a free recycling program run by Colgate and TerraCycle, schools will earn one ‘Playground Credit’ for each shipment of empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, and floss containers sent to TerraCycle.

TerraCycle recently announced its Recycled Playground Challenge, an initiative in partnership with Colgate-Palmolive (“Colgate”) and Meijer to help encourage healthy smiles and environments among school children and consumers. Running through Sept. 30, schools located throughout Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin are eligible to compete for a new playground made completely of recycled material by joining TerraCycle’s Oral Care Brigade program. Through the Oral Care Brigade, a free recycling program run by Colgate and TerraCycle, schools will earn one "Playground Credit" for each shipment of empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and floss containers sent to TerraCycle.

Running through Sept. 30, schools located throughout Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin are eligible to compete for a new playground made completely of recycled material by joining TerraCycle’s Oral Care Brigade program. Currently, Novi Woods Elementary is in the top 15.