Crayons - Recycle

By Hklbrries

Dear Readers: Millions of crayons are produced in the U.S. daily, and millions of children use them. But did you know that crayons are made out of a petroleum-based wax, and wind up in landfills when they don't need to be? Here's a Heloise helpful hint to prevent that!

Next time you clean out the arts-and-crafts drawers or playroom, collect the broken, unused crayons to send to the National Crayon Recycle Program, which recycles old crayons and makes new ones! How cool is that?

The recycling program so far has collected more than 81,000 pounds of crayons. There is nothing special that you need to do, but if possible, leave the label on, because it makes it easier to sort black, blue and purple. The only crayons NOT accepted are those made outside the U.S., due to questions about the ingredients.

So, box up all your unwanted crayons and ship them off. You can use a small, flat-rate box from the U.S. Postal Service, which can be shipped for only $5.35 to: Crayon Recycle Program, 2464 Downhill Dr. No. 3, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487.

For more information, it's best to go to the website: www.crazycrayons.com. You can call 970-879-1966, but please be patient — the organization is moving to a new space and hopefully is swamped with donated crayons.

P.S.: This would be a fun, fantastic and worthwhile project for schools, day cares, etc.

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