Eco-Friendly School Supplies (Part I)

With the start of school just around the corner, make sure your child’s (and your own) supplies are eco-friendly.

Check out these notebooks, pencils, and binders for every age, taste, and budget:

Staples own Sustainable Earth college-ruled eco-friendly notebooks have heavy kraft covers and inside pockets. The notebooks, made of 80% sugarcane waste, retails for $3.29.
EcoJot makes a wide range of stylish notebooks using 100% recycled paper and vegetable dyes. The collection includes mini, regular, and jumbo notebooks in a fun assortment of patterns priced between $4.75 – $17

Green Apple Supply’s Triangular #2 Graphite Pencils are not just economical at a price of just 2.39 for a box of 12 – they are made in Japan from wood scraps without the use of any colors or dyes.
If your child wants something more colorful, check out Eco-Pencils, also available from Green Apple Supply. The pencils come in a set of twelve and are available in 4 designs: butterflies, garden delights, monsters, and pandas (at $3.60 for a set of 12).

ReBinder’s 100% recycled, USA made binders in various cover and ring sizes are well-priced. For a more unique but still eco-friendly binders, look at Paolo Cardelli – offering 100% recycled binders (made in the USA) that you can customize and order on their web site.

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Eco-friendly School Supplies (Part II)

Other school essentials you may want to consider “greening:”

1. Calculators – make sure your child uses one that is solar powered. Canon’s HS-1000TG Recycled Calculator is made of recycled plastics from Canon copiers and other Canon office products. Available from Amazon under $10.00
If your son or daughter is looking to do some math on a calculator that also has a sense of design, look no further than Lexon’s solar powered calculator made of PLA (a corn-based plastic) and bamboo. Nice, isn’t it?

2. Glue / Glue Sticks. They get on little hands – they better be non-toxic. The Coccoina Non-Toxic Glue Stick is made of polyvinylpyrrolidone, which is classified as a safe man-made substance. The glue stick contains no harmful chemicals or petroleum byproducts. At $3.95 it is also a bargain.
Then there is the Pritt Stick – 90% of the glue-solid content consists of renewable raw materials derived from plants. The stick contains no PVC, PVA’s or PVP’s in the glue mass. Available from online retailers.

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