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seeing green - colors

By Barbara Schwenk on 10.22.2009

seeing green - colors

Did you know that most crayons are made from paraffin wax (a petroleum based product) and take a long time to biodegrade?

According to Crayola.com, if all the regular size Crayola crayons made in one year were laid end to end they would circle the Earth six times.  That’s a lot of crayons in the landfills!

Being green is about being aware

You don’t have to give up your favorite crayons to be green; you just need to use it and pass it on. 

Instead of throwing away your old crayons send them to Crazy Crayons, National Crayon Recycle Program.  The CRAYON RECYCLE PROGRAM takes unwanted, rejected and broken crayons and recycles them into fresh, new crayons!


Green Tips

• Bring your own crayons to the restaurant.
• Most kids will only use the tip of a crayon leaving the rest untouched. Melt down your old crayons and “reshape” them for use. 
• Donate your old crayons to your church preschool, daycare or doctor’s office.


**For alternative crayons try Stockmar Beeswax Crayons. The crayons contain only beeswax as a binding agent, and pure raw color materials.

 

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thanks for this great article. who would have thought that something so innocent would be so bad for our environment.  Thanks for the wonderful alternative ideas.

10/24  at  10:30 AM
crissy

love this!

10/24  at  01:36 PM
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I seriously just got home from a PTA meeting- I wish I had seen this sooner.  I’ll definitely bring it to my president’s attention!

10/27  at  10:20 PM
Gabi

Awesome article!!

Thank you for all your wonderful work, ladies! I love reading your site!

10/31  at  02:36 PM
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