For an interesting take on recycled paper stationery, their Stone Paper Notebooks are crafted from recycled construction debris—specifically, recycled limestone. If you can find no other use, you can still gather up pencil stubs and use them for kindling fires if you have a fireplace. Can You Recycle Pencil Shavings? Why are they so good? These pencils are non-toxic, biodegradable, made from sustainably sourced materials and use sustainable production techniques. Not only that but they are FSC certified wood, which means that every time a tree is harvested another one is planted.

With an easy peel-to-sharpen design, they’re perfect for kids—and you can compost the peels to help them learn fun composting facts. If you’re trying to be plastic free then there are a variety of stainless steel food containers or bento boxes available that would be perfect as lunch boxes. I’m not going to go into a huge amount of detail here, take a look at Eco-Friendly Food Containers, where I discuss eco-friendly food containers and lunch boxes in more detail. Help your garden with your pencil shavings: If you are a lover of all things green – including green gardens – pencil shavings can be of great help. This is because pencil shavings can be used in making compost, mulching, as well as acting as a pest deterrent.Certifications: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), Leather Working Group (LWG), Art and Creative Materials Institute

It’s no secret, when shopping for eco-friendly kids’ school supplies, we search for biodegradable and recyclable, but Sprout World digs deep (in the dirt) and through innovation has created these plantable and biodegradable pencils. After you or your kiddos have scribbled the pencil to a point it’s no longer usable, simply turn upside down and plant the small seed capsule for a green gift. With current efforts to embrace sustainable consumption including in the way we manage waste; we cannot overlook even such seemingly “micro” wastes like those from pencils. It takes one tree to make 170,000 pencils, meaning that it takes about 80,000 trees to meet the global annual demand for pencils. Talk about environmental impact! If you’re impressed, these artsy sustainable stationery products, books, and greeting cards are made from recycled content and their production methods are powered by recaptured landfill gas (which is so cool). As with anything—from sustainable kids’ clothing to home textiles—we first prioritize natural fabrics and materials. These include organic cotton, hemp, wood…anything fully biodegradable, really.Out of all the eco-friendly pencils you can buy I think these are the best by far. This particular set includes 2 graphite pencils and 6 coloured pencils. Other laptop sleeves are made of kraft paper lined with cotton or laminated leaves of the Tong Tung tree. First of all, please do not throw your old pencils away. There are so many uses they do have in addition to writing or making drawings with them yourself, which include: 1. Donating to those who need it most As mentioned before, you might not have a lot of choice when it comes to buying school uniforms. Some schools insist on certain suppliers and the dress code can be so strict that finding an equivalent, but completely plastic free, version of say a blue skirt might be impossible. The most recyclable piece of a pencil is the ferrule, the metal piece that holds the rubber/eraser in place. This can be made from brass or aluminum. Both metals can be easily recycled in large quantities.