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Absegami Environmental Group Collects Over 100 Flip-Flops for Recycling

Earth Shepherd Environmental Group of Absegami High School conducted its first fundraiser over the fall, collecting over 100 flip-flop to be recycled, according to Earth Shepherd President Jamie Infanti. The group teamed up with the Smithville and Reeds Road elementary schools in the collection effort. According to Infanti, the flip-flops will be recycled by TerraCycle Inc. into items such as trash bins, flooring and park benches.

Woodlawn Elementary PTO hosts flip-flop swap

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Woodlawn Elementary PTO has partnered with Old Navy and recycling pioneer TerraCycle to host a flip-flop swap for the chance to win $1,000 and to keep flip-flops out of Boyle County-area landfills. Residents who drop off old, mismatched or broken flip-flops to be recycled will be rewarded with coupons for discounts at Old Navy stores (while supplies last). The flip-flop swap team that collects the most flip-flops in the country will receive $1,000 for a school or charity. Beginning Friday, Danville area residents can drop off flip-flops 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodlawn Elementary, 1661 Perryville Road. The collection site will be next to the car circle.

The students of Woodlawn have been inspired to make a difference, but they cannot do it alone,” said Lori Hundley, Woodlawn Elementary PTO co-president. “They need help from the community to win. “The kids are already recycling items inside the school like lunchables, drink pouches, glue bottles and used/ready to be thrown away toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes. Their enthusiasm for recycling has shown in just a few short months, since we started the ‘Woodlawn Goes Green for the Gold’ campaign. They love to see the recycle bins fuller than the trash bins and feel they are doing their part to help the planet! Our goal is to raise $500 by recycling everyday trash so that every classroom in the school has the best technology to help students learn.” The flip-flop swap is made possible through TerraCycle and Old Navy’s Flip-Flop Brigade, a free collection and recycling program for flip-flops. Approximately 1.3 million tons of flip- flops are discarded each year. Aside from this program, flip-flops are not widely recyclable and usually have no end-of-life solution besides the landfills. Through the Flip-Flop Brigade, anyone can sign up for free to send flip-flops to TerraCycle to be recycled and earn coupons. TerraCycle runs free collection programs for almost 50 kinds of non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. Since 2007, the company has kept more than 2.4 billion pieces of trash from going to the landfill, and with its partners, paid over $4.5 million to charity through the Brigade program. For more information on how to sign up, send in trash and earn extra cash for your favorite school or charity, visit www.terracycle.com.

OLD NAVY AND TERRACYCLE FLIP FLOP BRIGADE

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Old Navy and Terracycle have partnered up to create the Flip Flop Brigade where every time you send your old used flip-flops into TerraCycle, you can get new flip flops and at the same time help out Mother Nature by diverting waste from landfills. For every shipment of about 25 pairs of flip-flops (or 50 individual flip-flops), Old Navy will provide you with a coupon for a FREE pair of Old Navy flip-flops plus 25 additional coupons, each worth $10 off your purchase of $40 or more. There are no signup or participation fees, and the shipping is covered by the program.

Old Navy and Terracycle Flip Flop Brigade

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For every shipment of about 25 pairs of flip-flops (or 50 individual flip-flops), Old Navy will provide you with a coupon for a FREE pair of Old Navy flip-flops plus 25 additional coupons, each worth $10 off your purchase of $40 or more. There are no signup or participation fees, and the shipping is covered by the program.

To get involved follow the steps below to earn your Old Navy coupons:

Collect about 25 pairs, or 50 individual, flip-flops (all brands are accepted) and fill up a box or bag. Remember to always reuse a shipping box or bag and use eco-friendly padding as needed. To receive your Old Navy coupons, you must ship at least 18 lbs of flip-flops.

Download a pre-paid shipping label from terracycle.com. Just visit your TerraCycle account online, and click “SHIP US YOUR WASTE”. You can print it out yourself or request a label from TerraCycle.

Ship the box to TerraCycle by affixing the pre-paid postage label and dropping it off at a UPS location.

For more detailed information please check out the Flip-Flop Brigade FAQ [http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/oldnavy].

Old Navy Flip Flop Brigade: Earn FREE Flip Flops Plus Coupons

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With the official first day of Fall just a few days away it’s time to pack up those summer clothes and shoes, especially the flip flops! Instead of just throwing them away in the trash consider the Old Navy endorsed Flip-Flop Brigade. Through TerraCycle’s partnership with Old Navy, consumers can do the right thing for the environment and their wallets and recycle their old flip flops for free through the Flip Flop Brigade. For every 25 pairs collected, participants receive a coupon for free flip flops and a packet of coupons for $10 off an Old Navy purchase to share with those that helped in the collection efforts. These might come in handy for Back-to-School shopping! The program is open to anyone, free to join, and all shipping costs are paid. For more info, please visit http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/oldnavy.html. Be sure to check out all the details here. What an easy way to earn you a FREE pair of NEW Flip Flops as well as some HOT Old Navy coupons for getting rid of your old flip flops!

Flip-Flop Brigade: Recycle Your Old Flip-Flops and Earn a FREE Pair & Old Navy Coupons

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Now that Summer has ended….and we are putting up the Summer clothing and shoes and breaking out our Fall and Winter items….it is a great opportunity to get rid of your old, worn-out flip flops. Instead of just tossing those in the trash, check out Flip-Flop Brigade and you can earn you a FREE pair of NEW Flip Flops (so you’ll be ready for next Summer) as well as some HOT Old Navy coupons…. Through TerraCycle’s partnership with Old Navy, consumers can do the right thing for the environment and their wallets and recycle their old flip flops for free through the Flip Flop Brigade. For every 25 pairs collected, participants receive a coupon for free flip flops and a packet of coupons for $10 off an Old Navy purchase to share with those that helped in the collection efforts. These might come in handy for Back-to-School shopping! The program is open to anyone, free to join, and all shipping costs are paid. For more info, please visit http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/oldnavy.html. Aside from this program, flip flops are not widely recyclable and usually have no end-of-life solution besides the landfill. It is estimated that 1.3 million tons of flip flops are thrown away each year. After a couple of hundred years, when flip flops finally start to break down, they can leach chemicals into the ground and the air. TerraCycle and Old Navy had a month-long flip flop collection program in 2011 and the year-round collection program was instituted by popular request. In addition to the Flip Flop Brigade, TerraCycle collects about 45 different kinds of products and packaging including personal care and beauty waste, household cleaner packaging, Solo cups, chip bags, drink pouches, writing instruments and much more. TerraCycle awards points for each one of these items sent in. These points can be used for charity gifts or converted to cash and donated to a favorite charity or school. Since 2007, we’ve kept 2.3 billion pieces of waste from ending up in landfills and paid over $4 million to schools and non-profits. People who are interested in signing up for these or any other TerraCycle programs should visit www.terracycle.com.

Pens are new addition to list of things we recycle

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Here at UC Davis we recycle bottles and cans, cardboard and Styrofoam, CDs and DVDs, fluorescent bulbs and sticky notes, toner and inkjet cartridges, batteries and electronics, and even wine corks. And paper, of course. But what about our pens? Starting today (Sept. 14), we can recycle those, too, and other, selected writing implements — adding more “cool” to UC Davis’recent ranking as the nation’s “Coolest School” in Sierra magazine’s evaluation of sustainability in higher education. Materiel Management, a longtime champion of campus sustainability efforts, is spearheading our newest recycling opportunity, by joining up with theTerraCycle Writing Instruments Brigade. “Writing instruments?” Why not just call them “pens?” Because TerraCycle Inc. takes any type of plastic-encased device: pens, mechanical pencils, markers and highlighters (the caps too!). And those correction tape dispensers that we sometimes use to erase what we wrote! But nothing encased in wood or metal. TerraCycle wants only the plastic for reuse in the company’s line of consumer products — storage bins, for example.

TerraCycle – Upcycle Your Candy Wrappers and Flip Flops

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What can you do with candy wrappers, worn out flip flops, or the box from your toothpaste? You can upcycle it! TerraCycle’s goal is to eliminate the idea of waste by creating national recycling systems for previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. Anyone can sign up for these programs and start sending them some of your waste on their list. Some of the waste that is collected includes things that a lot of use every day including: energy bar wrappers chip bag wrappers toothpaste boxes corks flip flops cleaner packaging cell phones candy wrappers drink boxes TerraCycle will then use your garbage to make a wide variety of products and materials which includes bags umbrellas, clipboards, plastic planters, and purses. The program has gotten lots of support, and over 20 million people collect waste in over 20 countries. With the programs, TerraCycle has collected billions of units of useful trash and used it to create over 1,500 different products which are available at major retailers ranging from Walmart to Whole Foods.

Where Can I (Wednesday)… Recycle Used Flip Flops & Shoes?

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Last week I was on my way into the Phillies game… and RIGHT before they searched my bag, I blew out my flip flop… just like Jimmy Buffet once did. After mourning my beloved Havvies (and darting to the Clubhouse store to purchase a pair of Phillies Flippy Floppies), my next dilemma was where to recycle my flip flops. Good news… Terracycle has partnered with Old Navy for a Flip Flop Brigade recycling program. For every 25 pairs of flip flops sent, you’ll receive coupons for Old Navy. It’s as easy as downloading a prepaid shipping label from Terracycle and dropping off at a UPS location. Don’t have 25 flip flops? There’s a guide to holding a successful drive on Terracycle’s website. Or, you can recycle other types of shoes like boots, sneakers, pumps and more in thePaired Shoe Brigade program. (Good news for me – I just did some fall cleaning and have quite a few pairs for Terracycle!)

Stylebook: Recycle those old flip-flops

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Kids are heading back to school. The amount of daylight is diminishing each evening. Labor Day barbecues are creeping closer -- the (unofficial) end of summer must be near. Rather than tossing tired flip-flops in a couple of weeks, consider recycling them. Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, which specializes in handling typically tough-to-recycle items, welcomes pairs of the seasonal sandals as part of its Flip-Flop Brigade before they end up in a Dumpster or in the back of the closet. It will retire the worn-out shoes in an environmentally friendly fashion, and those who send in 25 pairs (or 50 individual shoes) will receive an Old Navy coupon. It's free to participate. For flip-flop recycle instructions go to www.terracycle.com/en-US/oldnavy. To receive Old Navy coupons, you must ship at least 18 pounds of flip-flops (all brands are accepted). Download a pre-paid shipping label from terracycle.com. You can print it out yourself or request a label from TerraCycle. Ship the box to TerraCycle by affixing the pre-paid postage label and dropping it off at a UPS location.