Old Navy has partnered with TerraCycle to collect flip flops and transform them into playgrounds.

Flip-flops, everyone owns a pair.  I love them because there are easy to clean with a rag and a little water. But when they are past their prime and it's time to say good bye what do you do with them? Old Navy has teamed up with Terracycle to recycle your old flops. From now until May 21st you can drop off  your old flip-flops to any Old navy location to be recycled. Terracycle will use the broken, worn out flip-flips to build play court surfaces for kids.

From now through May 21, people can drop off their used flip flops at Old Navy to have them recycled into a playground. In an effort to further reduce waste, Old Navy is partnering with TerraCycle Inc. to collect the used summer footwear to build four public playgrounds around the county.

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, simply take your used flip flops to an Old Navy store near you and look for a collection bin that looks like the one above. Called Flip Flop Replay, this month-long recycling event comes thanks to a partnership between trash-to-treasure eco company TerraCycle and Old Navy.

While catching up on my DVR’d Ellen shows (my favorite show ever!) this week I saw the awesome program Old Navy & Terrycle has put together right now in honor of Earth month called Flip Flop Brigade.  They are asking for you to donate all old flip flops so they can turn them into playgrounds.  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.

If you’re a flip flop fanatic (and why shouldn't you be), chances are you’ve got a spare pair or two that are due for retirement. Instead of donating them to your neighborhood thrift store (although that’s good too), consider dropping them off at your local Old Navy outlet. From now until May 21, the nationwide retailer is teaming up with trash-to-treasure eco-company TerraCycle to collect old flip flops and turn them into four public playgrounds in communities across the U.S. How cool is that?

Until May 21, Old Navy shoppers can participate in the Flip Flop Replay by depositing their used flip flops in 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. By bringing in these hard-to-recycle products to their local stores, consumers help keep waste out of their community landfills.

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 materials for 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. The program will run through May 21. The Dubuque Old Navy store is at Asbury Plaza, 2465 Northwest Arterial.

In an effort to further reduce waste, TerraCycle Inc. and Old Navy are partnering in a monthlong drive to collect used flip-flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds around the country. Shoppers can deposit used flip-flops in designated collection bins at any Old Navy store through May 21.