Crayons
Crayon Facts
- One of the first Habits of Waste we uncovered was that restaurants in America throw away over 150 MILLION still good crayons per year.
- The crayon is made of paraffin wax and never decomposes in landfill.
- Kids in the United States prevent millions of crayons from being discarded each year and instead repurpose them for teachers and students. Future environmentalists are experiencing eco-consciousness with the most relatable object.
- By redirecting crayons from restaurants and well-served schools we alleviate waste, shift a societal norm of wastefulness, and provide teachers with much needed classroom supplies. This is a HoW changing at its best.
Be a Crayon HoW Changer
- Rethink Rethink trash by collecting your gently used crayons to donate to at local Title 1 School or Head Start Center through Crayon Collection.
- Request Request that your local restaurants set up Crayon Collection boxes to collect gently used crayons from kid diners. Connect them with Crayon Collection to match them with a school that can use those crayon donations.
- Reach Out Email Crayon Collection at info@crayoncollection.org for more volunteer opportunities in collecting and redistributing would-have-been trashed crayons and implementing eco-art.
Donate Crayons through Crayon Collection
Recycled Stick Crayon – 8 Box
Jumbo Crazy Crayon – Earth
Crayon Sticks 10-pack
Crayon News
- Crayon Collection on HLN with Michaela Pereira
- Serving the Environment and Community, One Crayon at a Time
- This Crayon Recycling Program Is Enhancing Arts Programs In Schools
- How Your Used Crayons Can Help Schools in Need
- In Honor of National Crayon Day, Crayon Collection Seeks National Support
- 4 simple but awesome ways a mom uses old crayons to improve the world.
- Coloring Can Change Lives: Crayon Collection Founder Sheila Michail Morovati
