Flanders Elementary School won a recycled playground made from oral care waste.
Flanders earned 240,436 playground credits by recycling waste and online voting.
The playground will be revealed this fall. It is made using recycled toothbrushes and other oral care products. Colegate, ShopRite and TerraCycle made the contest possible.
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“On behalf of Colgate, I am pleased to congratulate the students, parents and faculty of Flanders Elementary on winning the Recycled Playground Challenge,” said Justin Skala, President, North America and Global Sustainability, Colgate-Palmolive. “The effort and enthusiasm they put into protecting the environment has truly made a difference and we hope the new playground will bring smiles to students in Southington for years to come.”
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