Home & Garden
Newark Playground Is Made From Recycled Toothbrushes
Some people see a pile of old toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes. Others see a chance to make life better for some local kids.
NEWARK, NJ — One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. That’s the sort of mentality that produced an awesome playground at a Newark school.
The new jungle gym and playground at the Fourteenth Avenue School in Newark is made from recycled toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, although you’d never know by looking at it. Visually indistinguishable from a “new” product, the innovative effort is a sign that the community is thinking of ways to breathe life into hard-to-recycle waste.
A collaborative effort between ShopRite, Colgate and recycling company TerraCycle, the playground will give local kids a safe – and inspirational – place to play for years to come, the project’s organizers stated.
Find out what's happening in Newarkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Don’t forget to visit the Patch Newark Facebook page here.
Send local news tips, photos and press releases to eric.kiefer@patch.com
Find out what's happening in Newarkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Photos courtesy of BML Public Relations
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.