The Earth Shepherd Environmental Group of Absegami High School recently conducted a successful flip-flop recycling program. Participating schools were Smithville Elementary and Reeds Road elementary schools and Absegami. The three schools collected more than 100 pairs of flip-flops over a two week period. The flip-flops will be recycled by TerraCycle Inc. They will be made into things such as trash bins, flooring and park benches. Earth Shepherd was just started at Absegami in 2012-2013 and this was its first recycling drive. The group has been involved in cleanups and other school activities. “We were impressed by how enthusiastic the two elementary schools were for helping us get started on one of our first major projects,” Earth Shepherd founder and President Jamie Infanti said. “Our hope is that these drives will help teach elementary school students the importance of recycling, and each year we will gain more and more momentum throughout."