East Amwell Township School is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the fourth annual Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive (“Colgate”), the global oral care leader; ShopRite, which has more than 260 stores in the Northeast; and recycling p ioneer TerraCycle. East Amwell Township School will earn one (1) ‘Playground Credit’ for each unit  (“unit” definedas 0.02 lbs of used, post-consumer oral care products and packaging) of oral care waste, such as empty toothpaste tubes and floss containers, sent to TerraCycle for recycling. An additional credit is earned for every online vote cast for the school at www.terracycle.com/colgateshopriteplayground2017 before June 30, 2017. The grand prize playground will be made from recycled oral care waste collected through the Colgate® Oral Care Recycling Program, a free, national program operated by Colgate and TerraCycle. Full set of rules for the 2017 “Recycled Playground Challenge” can be viewed: www.terracycle.com/colgateshopriteplayground2017 “Students in grades pre-school through 8 collect materials at home, in their classrooms and even in extra-curricular after school activities because they are so committed to helping the Earth by giving everyday trash another life at TerraCycle,” said Sharon Ernst, 5th grade teacher at East Amwell Township School. “Throughout the community there are collections at the Municipal Building and various businesses, as well!” This year’s Recycled Playground Challenge launched March 12, 2017 among schools throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut and Maryland that participate in the Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program. East Amwell Township School has diverted 764,000 pieces of waste through TerraCycle so far.  Ms. Ernst continued, “TerraCycle and the participating recycling programs for the collections have helped us to afford compost bins, native plants for butterflies and birds, gardening tools for the students, bleachers, a green house, etc. We could really use any votes that the community can give to us. We would love to win, to show that collecting makes a difference in the community.” The Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program is an ongoing activity, open to any individual, family, school or community group.  For each piece of waste sent in using a pre-paid shipping label, participants earn money toward donations to the school or charity of their choice.  To learn more about the program, please visit www.terracycle.com/colgate.