greenliving
T
hat’s why shoppers’ demand for
green products has caught the at-
tention of local retailers. Products that
once were obtainable only through spe-
cialty stores are now carried by some
major nationwide office supply stores.
This makes it easier for eco-conscious
parents to avoid compromising their
Green School Supplies
values with back-to-school purchases.
T
oday’s eco-conscious kids will love
it, because they know the score.
Eco-Savvy Shopping Just Got Easier
Here are some things to keep in mind.
Paper
The two prime environmental culprits
by N’ann Harp
by betsy s. Franz
in school supply materials are paper
and plastic. The Worldwatch Institute
reports that nearly 42 percent of the
trees harvested in the world are used to
make paper, often eliminating critical
wildlife habitats in the process.
Recycled paper is now a readily
available option. It preserves forests,
reduces pollution from processing and
reduces solid waste in landfills. The En-
vironmental Protection Agency recom-
with all the other things that parents have to worry mends buying paper with a minimum of
about when getting kids ready to go back to school, we
30 percent post-consumer content, but
might be tempted to think that our choices of school
many office supply stores now carry a
wide selection of 100 percent recycled
supplies don’t matter much. But the National retail
paper products. A PCW symbol on the
Federation estimates that Americans bought more than label indicates the paper is truly made
$20 billion in back-to-school supplies last year. That’s
from post-consumer waste and not just
a lot of paper, pencils and backpacks, which makes a
wood chips and mill scraps. Buying 100
percent PCW paper is a way of closing
significant impact on the environment.
the loop of the recycling process.
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