Crayon Recycling

If your home is like mine, you have crayons in just about every nook and cranny available. Most of them are broken or stubs, but they still color. I just can't bring myself to throw them out. But what am I supposed to do with them?

A company called LAF Lines, Ltd. has a solution. You can send your unwanted crayons to them and they will melt them down and create new crayons from the old bits and call them Crazy Crayons. You can send your unwanted crayons for crayon recycling to:

Crazy Crayon/LAF Lines Ltd.
6794 Highway 394
Craig, CO 81625
1-800-561-0922

For every pound sent to LAF Lines, Ltd. for crayon recycling, you will receive one CRAZY CRAYON™. For example: you send 50 pounds of unwanted crayons and you will receive 50 CRAZY CRAYONS™ in return! This is a great idea for schools and daycares! When you're ready to ship the crayons to LAF Lines, Ltd. for crayon recycling, please consider the following to keep your shipping costs down:

	Use sturdy boxes that closely fit the amount of contents (to avoid crushing and breakage of box).
	A large box is less expensive to ship than several small boxes (do not exceed the 70 pound limit per box).
	Small packages (less than 5 pounds) may cost less shipping via the U.S. Mail.
	If using UPS basic ground service, call UPS @ 1-800-742-5877 to let them know that you're shipping to a business (for lower rates).>

And to ensure that you receive your CRAZY CRAYONS™ for each pound that you send in:

	Please put your address inside each box (sometimes the address on the outside gets covered or damaged).
	Please make a note of when you want the CRAZY CRAYONS™ sent, if there's a deadline.
	Please LEAVE THE WRAPPERS ON THE CRAYONS! It makes each much easier to wrap and makes it easier for you to send them!

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