Earth Day might be two weeks away, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual. Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.

Earth Day might be two weeks away, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual. Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.

Earth Day might be two weeks away, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual. Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.

Earth Day might be two weeks away, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual. Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.

Sanford Brands, Office Depot and TerraCycle, Inc. are offering customers a unique recycling opportunity during Earth Month. Running April 17 through 23, customers can bring used writing instruments, regardless of brand, to any Office Depot store nationwide. In exchange for 10 pens, pencils or markers, customers will receive a coupon toward a new Sanford product. The collected instruments will be sent to TerraCycle, the pioneering upcycling and recycling company, to be turned into new office-supply products ranging from trashcans to desk organizers.

Plants just got greener. As part of a six-state initiative, 200 Walmart stores throughout the Northeast have partnered with Garden State Growers, a family-owned Hunterdon County nursery, and TerraCycle, a New Jersey based company that specializes in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable or difficult-to-recycle post-consumer waste, to offer a new spin on plastic plant pots for sale at Walmart. The new eco-friendly option replaces traditional, disposable pots, in which flowers are typically sold, and instead gives plastic containers like Country Crock tubs and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter tubs a second life.

Sanford Brands, Office Depot and TerraCycle Inc. are teaming up during Earth Month. Customers can bring their used writing instruments, regardless of the brand, to any Office Depot from April 17-23. In exchange for 10 pens, pencils or markers, customers will receive a coupon toward a new Sanford product. The collected instruments will be sent to TerraCycle, an upcycling and recycling company, to be turned into new office supplies ranging from trash cans to desk organizers. To further reduce waste, TerraCycle and Old Navy are partnering from April 22 to May 21 to collect used flip-flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds. Deposit used flip-flops in designated collection bins at your area Old Navy. For more information, visit terracycle.net.

At least two national retailers with stores in Cumberland County are participating in recycling programs that start in April, which is Earth Month. From April 22 through May 21, Old Navy shoppers can deposit their used flip-flops in collection bins found inside any Old Navy store.

BLOOMINGTON – Local locations of Office Depot and Old Navy are accepting used pens and flip-flops, respectively, during a nationwide recycling program. Between April 17 and 23, shoppers can bring 10 used pens, markers or mechanical pencils to Office Depot and receive a coupon towards new Sanford products. The used instruments will be sent to TerraCycle to be recycled into new office products. From April 22 through May 21, shoppers can deposit used flip flops in bins inside any Old Navy store. TerraCycle will recycle the flip-flops into playground materials.