Earth-friendly Pens & Pencils
August 8, 2008 by Peggy
I can’t remember what grade I was in when first allowed to use an ink pen in school, but I remember being so happy about it. All grown up! I think it was the seventh grade, and I’m sure there weren’t any pens made of corn around then.
Whether you’re choosing a pen or pencil for the office or school, there are some green options out there you may not have considered, like recycled rubber tires and denim.
Biodegradable Corn Pen
Breaks down within 12 months of being thrown away. Looks like plastic, but it’s made from corn. $1.99 from grassroots environmental products
Wheely Pens
Made from 50% post-consumer rubber tires and 10% pre-consumer recycled plastic. Refillable. 50 cents from Green Earth Office Supply
Pilot BeGreen PV5 Extra Fine Point
Made from 89.2% recycled content. Refillable. $4.99 from OfficeMax
Zebra Eco Mechanical Pencil
Made from 72% post-consumer materials. Refillable. (shown above) $2.99 from OfficeMax
Paper Mate EarthWrite Recycled Pencils
100% recycled content. $3.99 for pack of 48 at Office Depot
Recycled Denim Pencils
20-30% recycled content. Made from old jeans, and feature earth-friendly messages. $24 for pack of 50 from Keep America Beautiful
Image via OfficeMax.
How awesome, thanks for all these amazing suggestions!
I have another to add: I myself recently got a my son a most spiff messenger bag from Act2GreenSmart. It’s all made from recycled bottles, is nicely designed, and tells you right inside how many bottles were used to make it, how much energy that saved, and how long your average laptop would run on that amount of energy. I love how that makes your positive impact really tangible, something I want to instill in my son.
If you’d like to check them out yourself, go to http://www.act2greensmart.com
Love the Recycled Denim pencils. I’ve saved that site to refer to for Earth Day and also for our Easrth Scouts group. Thanks!!!