After I learned about Clean the World (see my earlier post), I became interested in companies that had identified a waste source and found a way to recycle that waste to be repurposed for a humanitarian cause.
Shortly after, I came across this article, and became enamored with The Crayon Initiative. The Crayon Initiative was started in 2011 by Bryan Ware. A father who frequented restaurants where his children were given crayons, he wondered what happened to the crayons if they were left on the table. He learned that they were usually thrown away, and wanted to prevent all the wax from entering the waste stream - after all, wax is long-lasting and won't break down in the landfills. Enter: The Crayon Initiative, where crayon remnants are melted down and reformed into new crayons. These crayons are donated to children's hospitals to keep kids learning and active and feeling like a "normal" kid amidst their illness or trauma. Another cool thing? The molds Bryan uses makes the new crayons "thicker and easier to grasp for young children and kids with special needs."
Want to get involved? Volunteers are needed in San Francisco, you can collect your own broken crayons to send in, or recommend a school or restaurant near you start a collection.
Connect:
http://thecrayoninitiative.org/
https://www.facebook.com/thecrayoninitiative
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