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Girl Scout troop requests crayon-recycling box at City Hall for Bronze Award project
Summary
Troop 12222 requested a City Hall drop box for a crayon-recycling drive to support the Crayons to Kids initiative; city manager directed staff (Yvonne Lopez) to meet with the troop and host the collection box.
A Girl Scout co-leader and troop members described a crayon-recycling drive tied to a Bronze Award project and asked the commission to host a donation box at City Hall. Tiffany Wenig, troop co-leader for Troop 12222, presented the project and explained the Crayon Initiative (Crayons to Kids) repurposes broken and used crayons into triangular crayons donated to children’s hospitals.
Why it matters: The project reduces landfill waste and supports hospitals and children; staff agreed to assist and to host a collection box at City Hall.
Details from the presentation:
- Project description: Troop 12222 will collect used and broken crayons, unwrap and sort them, and send them to the Crayon Initiative for remanufacturing into triangular crayons that are less likely to roll off hospital trays.
- Impact cited by the speakers: The Crayon Initiative has donated to more than 240 children’s hospitals, served nearly 800,000 patients and kept more than 59 million crayons from landfills (figures presented during public comment by the troop representative).
- City response: City Manager Sheila Rose directed staff to connect the troop with Yvonne Lopez to arrange a donation box in City Hall and to promote the drive; the city confirmed staff assistance.
Follow-up: Troop instructed to contact Yvonne Lopez for coordination; the city agreed to host the collection box and promote the recycling effort.
