Woodlawn Elementary PTO has partnered with
Old Navy and recycling pioneer TerraCycle to host a flip-flop swap for the chance to win $1,000 and to keep flip-flops out of Boyle County-area landfills.
Residents who drop off old, mismatched or broken flip-flops to be recycled will be rewarded with coupons for discounts at Old Navy stores (while supplies last). The flip-flop swap team that collects the most flip-flops in the country will receive $1,000 for a school or charity.
Beginning Friday, Danville area residents can drop off flip-flops 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodlawn Elementary, 1661 Perryville Road. The collection site will be next to the
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The students of Woodlawn have been inspired to make a difference, but they cannot do it alone,” said Lori Hundley, Woodlawn Elementary PTO co-president. “They need help from the community to win.
“The kids are already recycling items inside the school like lunchables, drink pouches, glue bottles and used/ready to be thrown away toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes. Their enthusiasm for recycling has shown in just a few short months, since we started the ‘Woodlawn Goes Green for the Gold’ campaign. They love to see the recycle bins fuller than the trash bins and feel they are doing their part to help the planet! Our goal is to raise $500 by recycling everyday trash so that every classroom in the school has the best technology to help students learn.”
The flip-flop swap is made possible through TerraCycle and Old Navy’s Flip-Flop Brigade, a free collection and recycling program for flip-flops. Approximately 1.3 million tons of flip- flops are discarded each year. Aside from this program, flip-flops are not widely recyclable and usually have no end-of-life solution besides the landfills. Through the Flip-Flop Brigade, anyone can sign up for free to send flip-flops to TerraCycle to be recycled and earn coupons.
TerraCycle runs free collection programs for almost 50 kinds of non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. Since 2007, the company has kept more than 2.4 billion pieces of trash from going to the landfill, and with its partners, paid over $4.5 million to charity through the Brigade program.
For more information on how to sign up, send in trash and earn extra cash for your favorite school or charity, visit
www.terracycle.com.
