ABC7

This California nonprofit collects used crayons that would otherwise end up in the landfill and recycles into new crayons for children's hospitals across the U.S.

DANVILLE; Calif. -- The Crayon Initiative aims to bring happiness to children and the environment by recycling used crayons into new ones. The founder of the Crayon Initiative, Bryan Ware, was at ...
Courier-Post

A.C. Moore pays it forward with 19,000 pounds of crayons

WINSLOW – Can you imagine 19,000 pounds of used crayons being recycled into nearly 100,000 new packs of crayons? That’s a whole lot of coloring. A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts held its “Share Your Colors” ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

The Crayon Initiative brings art to children's hospitals

PHOENIX (FOX 10) - It's a simple concept -- take a product that's considered old or broken and make it useful again. "When the crayons come in, they're all mixed together, so we have to sort them out ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Volunteers repurpose crayons for Valley children's hospitals

GLENDALE, Ariz. (KSAZ) - Dozens of volunteers from CS AAA insurance spent today repurposing thousands of crayons that will get distributed to Valley children's hospitals. The brands of crayons were ...