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.

My friend sent me a tip about Old Navy accepting old flip flops, so I searched and found info from Green LA Girl. From Earth Day through May 21, Old Navy stores began accepting them in a specially marked bins inside stores. Your old flip flops will turn into material for future playgrounds thanks to a partnership between Old Navy and TerraCycle. The program is called Flip Flop Brigade, and you can learn more about it here.

Spring is here and summer is right around the corner. It's time to 
 break out the season's favorite fashion combo, shorts and flip flops. 
 That grimy pair from last year won't cut it. Before you upgrade, drop 
 your old pair (or three) in a designated bin outside your nearest Old 
 Navy and put them to good use. The deadline is May 21st.

TerraCycle® is proud to announce that we have partnered with Old Navy to collect used flip-flops at Old Navy stores through the Flip Flop Brigade!  The Brigade begins on Earth Day Friday, April 22nd and runs until the bins are full or Saturday, May 21st (whichever comes first) in all continental US Old Navy stores.

From April 22 to May 21, Old Navy stores are accepting used flip-flops for recycling. You can find the collection bins inside the store, usually up front by the entrance. TerraCycle will recycle the flip-flops into playground material which will be donated to communities around the country.

One environmentally friendly company is partnering with Old Navy stores nationwide to give communities a chance to turn their trash into treasure and help the environment at the same time. Beginning on Earth Day and continuing through May 21, the green company TerraCycle is collecting ready to be discarded flip-flops at more than 900 Old Navy locations nationwide, including the location in Aiken. TerraCycle will then take the discarded flip-flops, which many people do not realize are very difficult to recycle and would sit in a landfill for a long time, and use the material to create four playgrounds in communities throughout the country.

Even though Earth Day is over, you can still help the planet by doing something that they already do—shop! While setting out on spring shopping this April, you can participate in nationwide recycling programs in Geneva by bringing used flip-flops to Old Navy. Through May 21, shoppers of Old Navy can deposit their used flip flops in colorful collection bins found inside any Old Navy store. TerraCycle will then recycle the flip-flops into playgrounds which will be donated to communities around the country.

Even though Earth Day is over, you can still help the planet by doing something that they already do—shop! While setting out on spring shopping this April, you can participate in nationwide recycling programs in Geneva by bringing used flip-flops to Old Navy.

In an effort to further reduce waste, TerraCycle, Inc. and Old Navy are partnering in a month-long drive to collect used flip flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds around the country. The community is encouraged to participate by stopping by an Old Navy store to deposit used flip flops in designated collection bins. This is the first time a nationwide retailer has initiated a large-scale effort to collect and recycle flip flops. Running through May 21, Old Navy shoppers can deposit their used flip flops in colorful collection bins found inside any Old Navy store.