Here is a copy of the e-mail I sent Crayola this morning concerning crayon recycling: My name is Casey Arauz and the reason for my e-mail is simple - yet it holds huge meaning. I have a proposal on how Crayola can recycle even more than ever! My suggestion also serves as a humanitarian deed to aid underprivileged children in third world countries. Currently, I work at Disney's California Grill at the Contemporary Resort in Magic Kingdom and I can’t help to notice the countless number of Crayola crayons that go to waste after a single use. My plan is the recycling of these crayons in order to supply children abroad. It would mean to not only target Disney restaurants but most (if not all) restaurants that employ Crayola crayons throughout the nation. Businesses that supply their little guests with Crayola’s colorful waxy sticks should have an incentive to motivate recycling (discounts or credits per crayons sent back to Crayola). By placing a small mesh container fby the trash/dishwashing point the restaurant‘s staff would be able to sort them out - it would be as simple as sorting out silverware.
I understand that there are sanitation issues to deal with, that being the reason I won’t simply collect used crayons from local restaurants to bundle & ship overseas. I would like to get in touch and hopefully build a relationship with a Crayola representative to discuss this in depth.
www.crayola.com
