Rockville Elementary School Competes For New Playground

ROCKVILLE, MD — Farmland Elementary School in Rockville is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care products through the fourth annual Recycled Playground Challenge, sponsored by TerraCycle, Colgate and ShopRite. Read on to find out how you can help these dreams come true by donating and/or voting.

The school with the most credits will win a playground made of recycled materials that has an approximate retail value of $50,000. Second and third place prizes are Colgate products, one "Bright Smiles, Bright Futures" van visit and up-cycled bundle of backpacks, pens and jotters. Approximate retail value of the second place prize is $8,851 and $6,234 for the third place prize.

Schools earn one "Playground Credit" for each shipment of empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and floss containers sent to TerraCycle for recycling. They also receive one credit for every online vote cast for the school here by June 30. Voters can vote once per day for the school of their choice.

This year's Recycled Playground Challenge launched March 12 among schools throughout Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Find out more online here.

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