For all you eco-computer geeks, this week we teamed up with Terracycle to give away a circuit board picture frame and coasters! Be a part of Terracycle's latest upcycle project: Bring old flip flops into any Old Navy before May 21. Terracycle will turn them into four public playgrounds across the country! One winner will receive the upcycled picture frame and coasters, valued at $26. To enter, click the image or send an email to contest@ecorazzi.com with the subject line "Short Circuit".  Entries will be accepted until 11:59 PM (EST) on Sunday, May 8, 2011.  One entry per email address. Complete rules on the website.

People are invited to bring their old flip flops to any Old Navy location for recycling. Colorful collection bins will be available inside Old Navy stores through May 21. The shoes then will be recycled by TerraCycle to make four new playgrounds that will be donated to communities around the country.

CORPUS CHRISTI - If some of your old flip flops have seen better days, you don't have to throw them away. Instead of flinging your filthy flip flops into the garbage, you can bring them to Old Navy to be recycled. From now until May 21, you can toss your old rubber flip flops in a bin, putting your old shoes to good use. Terracycle and Old Navy are working together to turn those flip flops into four playgrounds around the country. "That one flip flop is going to be a playground, it's going to be a swing, it's going to be some part of some other kid's life," said store manager Paul Carrion. Giving new life to shoes that may have ended up in a landfill.

CORPUS CHRISTI - If some of your old flip flops have seen better days, you don't have to throw them away. Instead of flinging your filthy flip flops into the garbage, you can bring them to Old Navy to be recycled. From now until May 21, you can toss your old rubber flip flops in a bin, putting your old shoes to good use. Terracycle and Old Navy are working together to turn those flip flops into four playgrounds around the country. "That one flip flop is going to be a playground, it's going to be a swing, it's going to be some part of some other kid's life," said store manager Paul Carrion. Giving new life to shoes that may have ended up in a landfill.

TerraCycle, an Upcycling company which produces useful household products from hard to recycle materials, is partnering with Mission foods and their charity partner Share Our Strength to recycle potato chip bags, tortilla wrappers and salsa/dip lids to save the environment, help end childhood hunger, and deliver delicious recipe ideas to celebrate the Mexican’s victory at the Battle of Puebla. If that isn’t a mouthful, then Mission’s menu website is sure to be. Their tortillas, wraps and snacks are perfect for the upcoming holiday entrees, featuring quick and easy recipes. This simple dip recipe will help add a little zip to keep you cool on these hot Kissimmee days, as well as keep you out of the kitchen and in the party.

Every year millions of used flip-flops are needlessly discarded and end up in landfills. TerraCycle® is proud to partner with Old Navy® to create a second life for used flip-flops. From April 22nd to May 21st Old Navy Stores within the continental US will collect used, dirty and broken flip-flops. Each store will have a box located near the entrance where you can drop off your flip-flops. Old Navy will send these boxes back to TerraCycle once the program is finished. TerraCycle will repurpose the flip-flops into playgrounds that Old Navy will give away to a few lucky schools or community organizations that participate in TerraCycle Brigades.

Earth Day was last month, but you can still help the environment (and communities in need) by participating in the Flip-Flop Brigade—an awesome, simple program from Old Navy and Terracycle.

Colorful collection bins will be available inside Old Navy stores through May 21. The shoes then will be recycled by TerraCycle to make four new playgrounds that will be donated to communities around the country. TerraCycle is an international upcycling and recycling company.

This week we’ve teamed up with TerraCycle, the company that finds a way to upcycle waste. Not just any waste…often items that were destined for a landfill, not a recycling facility. For instance, right now you can bring in your flip-flops to Old Navy and TerraCycle will turn them into four public playgrounds around the country.

As we learn more and more about the environment and how we affect it, we must continue to look for ways to help protect our world’s future. Future generations are dependant on our ability to maintain or improve the land, water and air we inhabit. Recycling is a big part of that, and becoming more aware of different forms of recycling can be our next step. Composting has become a new trend that has helped save our fragile eco-system. Another recent trend has been TerraCycling, or upcycling. Using food wrappers and other packaging to create something new, instead of clogging up our landfills is a point of focus for TerraCycle. They also utilize plastics that aren’t easily recyclable, such as plastic, disposable cups.