Going green pays off in a big way for a New Jersey school. Elementary students in Wood Ridge, New Jersey saved up enough tubes and brushes to earn themselves a brand new playground! And – get this – the playground is constructed of recycled oral care product packaging such as toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, and floss containers. Talk about going green!
Each year
Colgate, ShopRite, and TerraCycle team up to host the Recycled Playground Challenge as part of the
Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program. Schools recycle toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrushes, toothpaste cartons, toothbrush outer packaging, and floss containers and earn points for each product submitted. The school that earns the most Playground Credits wins a new playground, and the playground is made of that recycled oral care waste.
This year’s winner was Catherine Doyle Elementary School in Wood Ridge, NJ, and their new playground will be revealed this fall, according to the
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights Daily Voice.
Learn more about the
Recycled Playground Challenge and maybe even
set up a collection bin at your dental office or local school.
East Amwell Township School of Ringoes has been named an honorable mention in the "Recycled Playground Challenge," courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive ("Colgate"), the global oral care leader; ShopRite, which has more than 250 stores in the Northeast; and recycling pioneer TerraCycle..
East Amwell Township School earned a total of 7,735 Playground Credits by recycling waste and through online voting to place in the contest. The honorable mention prize winner will receive a $150 Shoprite Gift Card, 500 Colgate kids toothbrushes, and 500 Colgate kids toothpaste tubes.
The Recycled Playground Challenge launched in March 2016 among schools throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut and Maryland participating in the Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program a free recycling program operated by Colgate and TerraCycle. During the contest window, participating schools earned one Playground Credit for each unit of oral care waste, such as empty toothpaste tubes and floss containers, sent to TerraCycle for recycling. Schools earned additional Playground Credits by encouraging parents and teachers to vote online.
"On behalf of Colgate, I am pleased to congratulate the students, parents and faculty of East Amwell Township School on being named an honorable mention in the Recycled Playground Challenge," said Juan Pablo Zamorano, President, North America, Colgate-Palmolive. "The energy and passion they put into protecting the environment has truly made a difference."
The Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program is an ongoing activity, open to any individual, family, school or community group. For each piece of waste sent in using a pre-paid shipping label, participants earn money toward donations to the school or charity of their choice. To learn more about the Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program program, please visit
www.terracycle.com.
East Amwell Township School was recently named as a runner-up in a competition to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste.
East Amwell Township School was recently named as a runner-up in a competition to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste.
Saint Andrew will earn one ‘Playground Credit’ for each shipment of empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, and floss containers sent to TerraCycle by the students and teachers as part of the Recycled Playground Challenge sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive, ShopRite and TerraCycle.
East Amwell Township School is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the second annual Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive ("Colgate"), the global oral care leader; ShopRite, which has more than 250 stores in the Northeast; and recycling pioneer TerraCycle.
St. Joseph the Carpenter School is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the second annual Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive ("Colgate"), the global oral care leader; ShopRite, which has more than 250 stores in the Northeast; and recycling pioneer TerraCycle.
Flanders Elementary School is currently in second place in a contest to win a $40,000 playground during a challenge sponsored by Colgate and ShopRite. Flanders School participates in a recycling program through Terracycle and is the only school in Southington participating in the competition.For more information on this challenge, please visit:
http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/colgateshopriteplayground or contact the Flanders team at
flanderspto@gmail.com.
