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The bright colors of melted crayons are ready to be poured into molds. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty explains how she started recycling crayons and why she feels it is important. Photo by John F. Russell

The bright colors of crayons are easy to find in LuAnn Foty's workshop in Milner. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty holds a tin of Earth Worms, a crayon she has molded and marketed to look like a can of worms. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty checks the color of melted crayons as part of the recycling process. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty pours melted crayons into molds as part of the recycling process. Photo by John F. Russell

Rolls of packaging stickers are waited to be placed on recycled crayons. Photo by John F. Russell

The colors of crayons leave a mark on strainers used to separate the labeling from crayons in the recycling process. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty works inside her workshop in Milner. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty's Eco Stars are created from used crayons. Photo by John F. Russell

Crayons wait to be melted down and recycled in LuAnn Foty's shop in Milner. Photo by John F. Russell

Freshly poured recycled crayon wax solidifies in a mold. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty pours melted down crayons into molds in her Milner workshop. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty's Eco Stars are created from used crayons. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty explains how she started recycling crayons and why she feels it is important inside her workshop in Milner as a batch of recently recycled crayons takes shape. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty stacks molds filled with recycled crayons as she talks about why her business is important. Photo by John F. Russell

A box of recycled crayons sits inside LuAnn Foty's home in Milner ready to be shipped out. Forty gives the waxy products new life with her recycling business. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty is hoping her Eco Stars recycled crayons can help give old crayons new life. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty takes recycled crayons out of the molds she uses to give them shape. Foty started recycling crayons with hopes of giving used crayons new life with her recycling business. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty holds a package of recycled crayons ready to be shipped. Photo by John F. Russell

A helper packs boxes of recycled crayons for shipment inside the home and workshop of LuAnn Foty. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty not only collects Crayola crayon memorablia in her Milner home, she also gives the waxy products new life with her recycling business. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty uses a stove to melt used crayons as part of the recycling process. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty flips through a scrapbook where she keeps the clips and photos from her crayon recycling business. Photo by John F. Russell

LuAnn Foty not only collects Crayola crayon memorablia in her Milner home, she also gives the waxy products new life with her recycling business. Photo by John F. Russell