Los Angeles, CA

HABITS OF WASTE

EIN 46-3314343

Environment & Animal Welfare Climate & Clean Energy Children & youth

Mission

To drive collective behavior change and policy action that reduces waste and builds a healthier, more sustainable future by making environmental habits accessible, scalable, and youth-driven.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About HABITS OF WASTE

Habits of Waste (formerly operating as Crayon Collection) is a Los Angeles–based environmental nonprofit that focuses on waste reduction through reuse programs, education, and policy advocacy. The organization operates a national crayon-recycling program that collects usable crayons from restaurants and hotels for redistribution to underserved schools, and it develops campaigns and curricula to teach habit-based waste reduction to students and communities.

Founded by Sheila Morovati (the organization traces program activity back prior to its formal nonprofit status), Habits of Waste combines direct service (material diversion and redistribution) with youth engagement campaigns (for example #LAGREENTEEN and junior-board-led initiatives) and local policy advocacy on single-use plastics and waste reduction. The group maintains active public-facing programs and files annual Form 990 returns as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Notable achievements

Large-scale crayon diversion

Through its Crayon Recycling Program (operating under and now integrated into Habits of Waste), the organization reported redirecting millions of still-usable crayons from landfill and donating them to schools and early-childhood programs, creating sustained classroom art-supply benefit for underserved students.

Local policy and corporate influence

Leadership from the organization has driven local policy and industry practice changes — including municipal action on single-use plastics in Southern California communities and changes to food-delivery app default cutlery settings — demonstrating their combined advocacy and systems-change approach.

Youth engagement and education programs

Habits of Waste developed youth-focused campaigns (including the #LAGREENTEEN curriculum and junior-board initiatives) that teach social-media advocacy, waste-reduction practices, and school-based projects aimed at installing sustainable infrastructure such as bottle-filling/water-filtration stations.

At a glance

Total assets: $806K
Annual revenue: $307K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-3314343
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: habitsofwaste.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Registered and publicly listed 501(c)(3) nonprofit with publicly available Form 990 filings (organization rebranded from Crayon Collection to Habits of Waste).

Profiled on major nonprofit platforms (e.g., GuideStar/Candid, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) and featured in local sustainability program listings and grant-challenge platforms.

Named as a participating organization and signatory on local waste-reduction advocacy and policy letters and coalitions in Los Angeles County, reflecting active engagement with municipal policy efforts.

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