The school earned the playground after winning the TerraCycle Recycled Playground Challenge earlier this year. Flanders joined schools from across the state and throughout New York, New Jersey, Penn., Delaware, and Maryland, who were participating in the Colgate Oral Care Brigade, a free recycling program offered by Colgate and TerraCycle. All schools participating in the program were eligible to compete for the new playground, and Flanders took first place in the contest by collecting oral care products and casting online votes - tallying up a total of 240,436 "playground credits."

Flanders Elementary in Southington, CT competed with over 100 schools from 6 states to win a playground from Colgate, Shoprite and TerraCycle. The playground is made from Oral Care Waste collected through the Oral Care Brigade.

Flanders Elementary in Southington, CT competed with over 100 schools from 6 states to win a playground from Colgate, Shoprite and TerraCycle. The playground is made from Oral Care Waste collected through the Oral Care Brigade.

Flanders Elementary in Southington, CT competed with over 100 schools from 6 states to win a playground from Colgate, Shoprite and TerraCycle. The playground is made from Oral Care Waste collected through the Oral Care Brigade.

Flanders Elementary in Southington, CT competed with over 100 schools from 6 states to win a playground from Colgate, Shoprite and TerraCycle. The playground is made from Oral Care Waste collected through the Oral Care Brigade.

Flanders Elementary in Southington, CT competed with over 100 schools from 6 states to win a playground from Colgate, Shoprite and TerraCycle. The playground is made from Oral Care Waste collected through the Oral Care Brigade.

Flanders Elementary in Southington, CT competed with over 100 schools from 6 states to win a playground from Colgate, Shoprite and TerraCycle. The playground is made from Oral Care Waste collected through the Oral Care Brigade.

Students were informed back in March about a contest by recycling company Terracycle. The company partnered with Colgate and ShopRite to award students the new playground. FES competed with over 100 schools from six states.

The competition was sponsored by Shop Rite and Colgate, and the playground comes from TerraCycle, a company that makes playgrounds from recycled material. “We’re able to do that because we collect so many toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes,” TerraCycle’s Director of Client Service told the crowd at the ribbon cutting. “That’s all thanks to you guys at Flanders Elementary School and to schools all across the country.”

Flanders Elementary School won a recycled playground made from oral care waste. Flanders earned 240,436 playground credits by recycling waste and online voting. The playground will be revealed this fall. It is made using recycled toothbrushes and other oral care products. Colegate, ShopRite and TerraCycle made the contest possible.