HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Three Ottawa County schools are competing to win a new playground.
In the third annual Recycled Playground Challenge courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive, Meijer and TerraCycle, the playgrounds will be made from recycled oral care waste. This year’s Recycled Playground Challenge launched April 23 in schools throughout Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin that participate in the Colgate Oral Care Recycling Program.
The following schools are in the running:
- Bauerwood Family Network – Jenison, Mich.
- Hudsonville Christian Middle School – Hudsonville, Mich.
- Zeeland Christian – Zeeland, Mich.
Schools 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 by June 30. You can vote here.
The grand prize is a playground made from recycled oral care waste collected through the Colgate® Oral Care Recycling Program, a free, national program operated by Colgate 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 prepaid shipping label, participants earn money toward donations to the school or charity of their choice.
