Every year children head back to school and classroom lists always include purchasing markers, crayons, glue, pencils, pens and all sorts of folders, binders and paper. Somehow over just a few years in our home we have collected enough markers to fill an entire drawer.
I use a lot of crayons and markers every day, and I always seem to have the knack for picking out the dried up marker. I literally spend time every year testing the markers in the bin, throwing away the duds. Green Matters is a registered trademark.
All Rights Reserved. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. As expected, Crayola learned a lot in the first year and continues to evaluate and evolve emerging technologies in this area and broaden the ColorCycle program and how our markers are repurposed. Today, we are working with a variety of conversion entities that have innovative and emerging technologies for repurposing markers.
We expect to continually evolve the ColorCycle program and bring in new partners where appropriate. Beyond that, we do not share our supplier and vendor partners. What is the end output of Crayola markers? The companies we are working with in the United States can convert the plastic markers into usable energy, specifically electricity and transportation fuels.
Is the process of repurposing markers into electricity environmentally friendly? According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, Energy from Waste plants are a clean, reliable, and renewable source of energy that produces electricity with little environmental impact. Is your carbon footprint really being reduced as a result of the ColorCycle program?
Crayola always looks to reduce its carbon footprint. For example, we track CO2e for all of our North American operations, set goals to improve, track our progress, and make the information public on www. Does Crayola receive any money for participating in this process? No, Crayola does not receive money from participating in the ColorCycle program.
Who is eligible to participate in the ColorCycle program? Any school, kindergarten through 12th grade in the contiguous 48 United States and some areas in Canada can participate.
Unfortunately, daycare centers and preschools are not included at this time. Can a school on a United States Army Base participate? We appear to be in the US as it relates to mail. Shipping markers overseas by air freight to our repurposing facility in the United States is not environmentally friendly. We recommend you explore a local recycling center in your area. Why are not all areas of Canada eligible? Crayola continues to test and learn in Canada to understand how to best optimize and repurpose the markers in its local communities.
Unfortunately, there are geographic areas that are not included. Please check www. Why are consumers, daycare centers and preschools not eligible to participate? We are hoping to roll out the program to include home schools, day cares and preschools in the future. In the meantime, please feel free to contact your local school and if they are already participating, feel free to drop off your used markers there. If your local school is not participating, encourage them to do so by visiting www.
How do I get a program started at my school? It is easy to do! Just log on to www. An adult must be the school contact. In just a few easy steps, you can begin to collect markers and print out a label for shipping. This program is free to the schools. Does Crayola Recycle Markers for Free?
Crayola accepts boxes of "dead markers" for recycling at no cost to consumers. Mixture About this rating. What's True Before it was paused due to the coronavirus pandemic in , Crayola recycled markers at no cost to schools through their ColorCycle program initiated in August ; when active, the program is open to schools in the contiguous 48 United States and parts of Canada; shipping for the program is paid for by Crayola and free to schools.
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