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Crayola
Marker
By Renee Durham • Official Kids Mag
All you kids know about Crayola markers, and how great they
are to color with.
But what happens to them when they
run out of color or dry up?
Do you throw them in the
trash?
We know you like to be good
stewards of our earth and
environment by not wasting
resources so we will tell you a
secret. Crayola has a program called
ColorCycle where they work with
schools across North America and parts
of Canada to collect and repurpose all those
old markers.
Ask your teacher or principal if your school
can join the ColorCycle program
and start fresh this school year with a new way to help
recycling. Your teacher can sign up by going to www.crayola.
com/colorcycle. The shipping is free and your whole school
can join together to help make our world a little greener. And
Crayola will recycle all brands of markers, not just their own.
Working as a team, all you Green Kids can help others
participate too.
Here are a few more ideas to help:
• Offer to help pre-schools and day-cares
participate in the ColorCycle program by
collecting all their old markers
• See if your teacher can give a prize
to the kid who brings in the most
markers.
• Make posters of other items you might
be able to recycle
• Look up other recycling programs you're
school might want to participate in.
You can't make a difference if you
don't try.
And don't forget to TELL US ABOUT IT! We
want to know what you kids are doing and share it
with the world! Have your teacher or adult email
renee@officialkidsmag.com to let us know if you have a special
recycling day or collection day for markers.
ColorCycle
Program
Green
is a
Great
Color!
