Comments on: Don’t throw that crayon away! http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/ Where Going Green is Sexy, Sassy and Fun. Green living, parenting, organic tips, reviews and more. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:22:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Penny http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-7956 Penny Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:41:36 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-7956 From the CrayonBin website: The economy has made it necessary for us to reorganize... At this time TheCrayonBin.com is discontinuing the "Crayons-4-Crayons Program". We will still except crayons for recycling but can no longer return a set of crayons for each set we receive. The crayons shipped to us will be recycled into our "Crayon Fire Starters". We will no longer manufacture the novelty or specialty crayons. Thank you for participating in our Crayons-4-Crayons Program. If you would like to send us your crayons for recycling please see our Contact page. From the CrayonBin website:

The economy has made it necessary for us to reorganize…
At this time TheCrayonBin.com is discontinuing the “Crayons-4-Crayons Program”. We will still except crayons for recycling but can no longer return a set of crayons for each set we receive. The crayons shipped to us will be recycled into our “Crayon Fire Starters”. We will no longer manufacture the novelty or specialty crayons. Thank you for participating in our Crayons-4-Crayons Program. If you would like to send us your crayons for recycling please see our Contact page.

]]> By: Reuse those Crayola Markers - Go Green - SustainLane http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-7692 Reuse those Crayola Markers - Go Green - SustainLane Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:20:37 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-7692 [...] love them and if they are washable and non-toxic, parents and teachers love them. I know how to recycle and reuse crayons but markers? I’ve never known how to recycle them and even when I tweetedabout it and did some [...] [...] love them and if they are washable and non-toxic, parents and teachers love them. I know how to recycle and reuse crayons but markers? I’ve never known how to recycle them and even when I tweetedabout it and did some [...]

]]> By: Confused Artist http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 Confused Artist Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:56:08 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-2398 Uh, how about instead of WASTING the crayon, you just use it until it is gone. It's a crayon, not an everlasting gobstopper, and a really amazing thing happens when you rub them onto paper or other hard surfaces with adequate friction! Uh, how about instead of WASTING the crayon, you just use it until it is gone. It’s a crayon, not an everlasting gobstopper, and a really amazing thing happens when you rub them onto paper or other hard surfaces with adequate friction!

]]> By: jake3988 http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-2389 jake3988 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:00:22 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-2389 What's sad is that 90% of the crayon is wasted. They're used until the tip is gone... and then they're thrown away. We need to stop that waste. What’s sad is that 90% of the crayon is wasted. They’re used until the tip is gone… and then they’re thrown away. We need to stop that waste.

]]> By: chad http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-2388 chad Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:36:36 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-2388 i have a crayola crayon maker so i can keep my crayons the same size http://www.presentsforyou.com/crcrma.html?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=529020 i have a crayola crayon maker so i can keep my crayons the same size

http://www.presentsforyou.com/crcrma.html?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=529020

]]> By: Jenny http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 Jenny Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:44:56 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-2014 great idea! Jennys last blog post..<a href="http://reviews.thesocalledme.net/archives/pretty-rings-pretty-fingers/" rel="nofollow">Pretty Rings Make Pretty Fingers</a> great idea!

Jennys last blog post..Pretty Rings Make Pretty Fingers

]]> By: dave http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1794 dave Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-1794 Wait a minute, folks. Parafin is a hydrocarbon - (C25H52). The latest environmental fads suggest that we should bury stable forms of carbon to reduce green house gases. Although these fads aren't likely to be around for more than another few years. Until this fad goes out of style, recycling anything that contains carbon should be considered harmful to the environment. These stable carbon compounds should be buried, where the carbon they contain can't leach back into the biosphere. Wait a minute, folks. Parafin is a hydrocarbon – (C25H52). The latest environmental fads suggest that we should bury stable forms of carbon to reduce green house gases. Although these fads aren’t likely to be around for more than another few years. Until this fad goes out of style, recycling anything that contains carbon should be considered harmful to the environment. These stable carbon compounds should be buried, where the carbon they contain can’t leach back into the biosphere.

]]> By: d-ann http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 d-ann Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:40:01 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-1788 ours never get tossed, they always get used right up :) d-anns last blog post..<a href="http://darci-ann.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-your-face-contest.html" rel="nofollow">Blog Your Face Contest</a> ours never get tossed, they always get used right up :)

d-anns last blog post..Blog Your Face Contest

]]> By: Michelle http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1785 Michelle Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:21:57 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-1785 That's too cool that companies are doing that. I purposely make sure my kids take crayons from a restaurant when I see that they're new (meaning any left behind are tossed). We don't toss our crayons though. When they break or are otherwise unusable, we break them up into little pieces and put them in muffin tins (or other fun shapes) and bake them at low heat to remelt them into a new shape -- either mutli-color or single color depending on our mood. They're tons of fun. A friend of ours actually did heart shaped ones this year and gave them out for Valentine's Day in school instead of candy! Michelles last blog post..<a href="http://honestandtruly.blogspot.com/2008/06/im-not-that-talented.html" rel="nofollow">I'm Not *That* Talented!</a> That’s too cool that companies are doing that. I purposely make sure my kids take crayons from a restaurant when I see that they’re new (meaning any left behind are tossed).

We don’t toss our crayons though. When they break or are otherwise unusable, we break them up into little pieces and put them in muffin tins (or other fun shapes) and bake them at low heat to remelt them into a new shape — either mutli-color or single color depending on our mood. They’re tons of fun. A friend of ours actually did heart shaped ones this year and gave them out for Valentine’s Day in school instead of candy!

Michelles last blog post..I’m Not *That* Talented!

]]> By: Danielle http://greenandcleanmom.org/dont-throw-that-crayon-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1770 Danielle Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:36:16 +0000 http://www.greenandcleanmom.org/?p=236#comment-1770 What an awesome idea! I have a crayon bin at school for all of the old crayons. Now I have something to do with them. FUN! What an awesome idea! I have a crayon bin at school for all of the old crayons. Now I have something to do with them. FUN!

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