Markers into Energy: Crayola ColorCycle

OGS just started a used marker collection in its art room and will be collecting at a family screening of Wall-E in March.  The markers (all brands) will be sent to a facility where they will be converted into fuel, which can be used to power vehicles, heat homes and more.  The OGS art teacher is promoting the program by showing a brief video clip (~1 min, found on the ColorCycle site), and parents have been informed of the program in the school newsletter (see the blurb below).  If your school is interested, check out the Crayola site & the info below.  It's educational, simple & free - easy peasy!

Turn Markers into Energy at OGS!

Did you know that markers cannot be recycled and hundreds of tons are sent to landfill? Now there is a way to turn used markers into energy to power vehicles and heat homes while reducing our plastic waste! Through the Crayola ColorCycle program, used markers, including dry erase markers and highlighters, are collected and repurposed at a conversion center where they are transformed into clean-burning fuel. A marker collection box will be located in the OGS Art Room for the remainder of the school year. There will also be a collection for the OGS community in March (details to be announced). Start saving your used markers to donate!

4 Easy Steps to an Eco-Cool School!

Participating in ColorCycle with your school is as easy as 1-2-3-4!

Engage & Educate

Inform your school administrators or PTO about participating in the ColorCycle program.

Collect & Count

Set up a collection station in your school for used markers. Count up all the markers.

Pack & Print

Pack markers in a cardboard box (with minimal outer markings). Print out a shipping label.

Ship & Smile

FedEx Ground will pick up the markers — Crayola pays all shipping charges! Finally, smile - you just 

Single Stream in the Classroom

Here is a Single Stream guide for teachers with tips for recycling and complete list of items usually found in the classrooms.

SINGLE STREAM IN THE CLASSROOM

Fall Earth Shred | Sat, Nov 2

Shred Your Sensitive Documents At the Fall Earth Shred Event!
LINK TO POSTER

When: Saturday, November 2

Where: Island Beach Parking Lot across from Town Ferry Dock 

 Time: 9am – 1pm

Cost: 1 can of Tuna or Fruit per box, or $1 per box 

 - in support of Thanksgiving Food Collection

 - 8 box maximum per car

 - use any box similar in size to 12” x 18” x 12”



 What: On-Site Shredding for sensitive documents 

 - All paper shreds will be properly recycled.

Remove metal clips, plastic bindings, binders, cardboard and 

Pendaflex - recycle with single stream. Staples are ok.

 Financial statements

 Old legal and tax documents

 Medical records

 Social Security records



An America Recycles Day 2013 Event, organized by: 

Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board and Greenwich Green & Clean 

For information, e-mail: GreenwichRecycles@gmail.com

Greenwich School Cafeterias Go Single Stream

Photos are from the single stream pilot program introduced last year at Parkway, Riverside, New Lebanon, and Julian Curtiss.  The students responded well to a week long of lunchtime monitoring, bringing the average lunch waste stream down from 100% trash to where it should be, with 80% of items being recycled.  See the photo below of what we are able to remove from the waste stream.  It's no longer just bottles and cans, single stream allows us to recycle clean Styrofoam trays, many plastic containers, chip bags, plastic wrap, plastic spoons, and aluminum foil.  The students get it, and they can do it!

Let's see how they do this year.  We need your help for a smooth transition to less waste in the school.

We'll be gathering responses from cafeteria staff, recycling monitors, custodians, facilities, and our trash/recycling hauling companies.

To volunteer or offer feedback please email ptacgreenschools@gmail.com