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Crayon 'Upcycling' An Arvada Family Business

Crazy Crayons creates new crayons out of melted nubs.

The Martonosi family basement workshop where upcycled crayons are made.
The Martonosi family basement workshop where upcycled crayons are made. (CBS)

ARVADA, CO (CBS4) – A family in Arvada is doing its part to save our planet. They take the crayons the rest of us throw out and upcycle them.

“This is our crayon collection. This is what we get from around the nation,” explained Attila Martonosi as he pointed to boxes and boxes of colorful crayon castoffs.

All are gratefully accepted by Attila and his wife, Kim, to turn would-be waste into something wonderful.

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“I wanted to do my part in helping take care of our earth,” Kim Martonosi told CBS4’s Kathy Walsh.

boxes of used crayons for up cycling at Crazy Crayons in Arvada via CBS
Boxes of used crayons for upcycling at Crazy Crayons in Arvada via CBS
A package of recycled crayons via CBS
A package of recycled crayons via CBS

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