YAKIMA, Wash. -- Old Navy has teamed up with TerraCycle to collect used flip-flops during Earth Month. Shoppers are asked to bring old flip-flops to Old Navy, 1716 E. Washington Ave. in Union Gap through May 21. TerraCycle will recycle the flip-flops into playgrounds which will be donated to communities around the country. Schools and community groups can also get involved in TerraCycle’s free, ongoing upcycling fundraisers.

St. Leonard School will be assisting Old Navy and TerraCycle in collecting Flip Flops to be recycled into playgrounds. Please send your used Old Navy flip flops to school by May 18th, so we can deliver them to an Old Navy drop-off location.

Location: Old Navy, 47196 Michigan Ave., west of Canton Center Road, Canton Details: If you get new flip flops to start the summer season, don't throw those old ones in the trash. In an effort to reduce waste, TerraCycle Inc. and Old Navy are partnering in a drive to collect used flip flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds around the country. Just stop by an Old Navy store through May 21 to deposit used flip flops in designated collection bins.

  Through May 21, Old Navy shoppers can deposit their used flip-flops into specially marked collection bins. TerraCycle will then recycle the flip-flops into playgrounds to be donated to communities around the country. TerraCycle is an international upcycling and recycling company that encourages consumers to rethink waste and makes it easy to have a positive impact on the environment. Several county schools participate in TerraCycle’s upcycling programs, including Salem Church Elementary, Woolridge Elementary, Bettie Weaver Elementary and James River High.

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.

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.