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 from Friday, which is Earth Day, through May 21. Flip flops can be recycled at all Old Navy stores across the U.S. Check www.oldnavy.com for store...
Also, bring in your old flip-flops during our "Flip-Flop Replay" - a great event made possible by the partnership between Old Navy and TerraCycle.
TerraCycle is an international company known for turning waste into affordable, eco-friendly products. Your old flip-flops will be part of a great cause when four playgrounds made from your flip-flops will be donated to lucky schools and organizations across the country!
Readers can participate in nationwide recycling programs this month by bringing used pens and flip-flops to area Office Depot and Old Navy locations.
Between April 17 and 23, shoppers can bring in 10 used pens, markers or mechanical pencils to Office Depot and receive a coupon toward new Sanford products (maker of Sharpie, Expo, PaperMate). The used writing instruments will be sent to TerraCycle to be recycled into new office products such as trash cans and desk organizers.
Office Depot has stores in St. Charles and Algonquin.
In partnership with the TerraCycle company (terracycle.net), we’re launching the first retail-sponsored flip flop recycling program starting Earth Day (Fri 4/22). Customers can bring in old flip flops and we’ll recycle them by turning them into children’s playgrounds.
As an
Earth Day promotion,
Office Depot and
Old Navy will be taking used pens and old flip-flops, respectively, to be recycled into trash cans, desk organizers and playgrounds.
Through Saturday, shoppers can bring in 10 used pens, markers or mechanical pencils to Office Depot and receive a coupon toward new
Sanford products such as
Sharpie,
Expo or
PaperMate.
And from Friday, which is Earth Day, to May 21, Old Navy shoppers can deposit their used flip-flops in collection bins at stores.
New Jersey-based
Terra-Cycle will recycle the used items. Several schools and community groups in Charleston are involved in TerraCycle's free recycling fundraisers, which pay two cents for every piece of used packaging returned. Learn more at
www.terracyle.net.
Solo Cup Company announced it is joining forces with TerraCycle®, Inc. to recycle its Solo Squared® party cups. Through the Solo Cup Brigade <http://topics.sacbee.com/Brigade/> ®, individuals, schools and non-profits can collect used Solo Squared plastic cups and return them to TerraCycle where they will be recycled into plastic that will be used to make other items such as equipment for playgrounds, park benches and outdoor furniture.
Recycle: Bring used writing instruments, regardless of brand, to Office Depot at 4297 Meridian St. in Bellingham. They will be sent to TerraCycle Inc. and turned into new office-supply products such as trash cans and desk organizers. The collection runs through Saturday, April 23. People who bring in 10 pens, pencils or markers will receive a coupon toward a new product from Sanford, a pen company.
Solo Cup Company announced it is joining forces with TerraCycle(R), Inc. to recycle its Solo Squared(R) party cups. Through the Solo Cup Brigade(R), individuals, schools and non-profits can collect used Solo Squared plastic cups and return them to TerraCycle where they will be recycled into plastic that will be used to make other items such as equipment for playgrounds, park benches and outdoor furniture.
Walmart will soon begin to sell plants in upcycled margarine tubs instead of traditional black pots in stores throughout the Northeast. Credit: TerraCycle
Summer is just around the corner, which means it’s almost time to start buying sandals and flip flops again.
If your house is anything like everyone else’s house this examiner knows of, there are currently several pairs of flip flops from last year hiding in closets throughout your house. If you’re trying to think of a way to dispose of them without adding more trash to the landfills, a solution is available.
