Hillcrest School Competes To Win 'Recycled' Playground

SOMERSET, NJ — Hillcrest Elementary School in Somerset is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the fourth annual Recycled Playground Challenge.

Hillcrest Elementary School will earn one ‘Playground Credit’ for each unit ("unit" defined as 0.02 lbs of used, post-consumer oral care products and packaging) of oral care waste, such as empty toothpaste tubes and floss containers, sent to TerraCycle for recycling.

An additional credit is earned for every online vote cast for the school at www.terracycle.com/colgateshopriteplayground2017 before June 30. The grand prize playground will be made from recycled oral care waste collected through the Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program, a free, national program operated by Colgate and TerraCycle.

The Recycled Playground Challenge is sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive (“Colgate”), ShopRite and TerraCycle.

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 program, visit www.terracycle.com/colgate.

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