Beaumont Elementary Competing For New Recycled Playground

BERWYN, PA — A Tredyffrin/Easttown School District school is competing to win a new playground. But this is not an ordinary playground: it's made completely from recycled oral care products.

And you can help Beaumont Elementary School in Devon win the recycled playground.

The fourth annual Recycled Playground Challenge, sponsored by TerraCycle, Colgate, and ShopRite, ranks schools based on each shipment of recycled materials they send to TerraCycle for recycling, according to organizers.

Shipments contain disposed oral care products like empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, and floss containers.

One "credit" is awarded for every shipment, which is defined as as 0.02 pounds of used products. Credit is also given for votes made online here.

Schools from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, and Maryland are participating in the event. It's open to any family, school, individual, or community group.

The winner will have playground, with an approximate value of $50,000, installed on their property.

Beaumont needs your help, as it stands at 26th overall, with 150 credits. The leader, St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School in Holland, Pennsylvania, is off to an early lead with 42,771 credits.

Story by Justin Heinze

Image via TerraCycle