They made it to around four kilograms last year and won $1000 for their efforts.
Now Greenhithe School is trying to see if they can beat their score and collect even more old toothbrushes, oral care and packaging for recylcing.
It's the second year the school has participated in the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Oral Care Recycling Programme run by TerraCycle.
Local schools and community groups are invited to take part in the Colgate Better World Recycling Project for their chance to win prizes by collecting oral care waste, including toothpaste tubes and packaging, non-electric toothbrushes and packaging, floss containers and packaging and interdental brushes and packaging.
The Colgate Better World Recycling Project is launching in New Zealand to encourage recycling of eligible oral care items, including toothpaste tubes and packaging, non-electric toothbrushes and packaging, floss containers and packaging and interdental brushes and packaging.
Local schools, non for profit clubs and community groups are invited to take part in in the Colgate Better World Recycling Project for their chance to win prizes simply by collecting oral care waste.
TERRACYCLE and Colgate are calling all primary schools in New Zealand to take part in the 2017 Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures (BSBF) recycling competition.
"It's bad to throw away lots of plastic. That's why we put it in the special box." She's only four years old but Harmony Leigh knows why recycling is important. "When we throw stuff away it hurts the world and animals."
Colgate and TerraCycle are calling all primary schools in New Zealand to take part in the 2017 Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures recycling competition.
Start collecting old toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes because your school could win $1000 and a park bench by entering a recycling competition.
Colgate and TerraCycle are calling all primary schools in New Zealand to take part in the 2017 Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures recycling competition.
