Office and School
Supplies
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Unfortunately, stores are already advertising back to school items and we are not even half way through the summer.
When shopping back to school or for your office think plastic free!
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Buy in bulk
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Avoid plastic wrapped items
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Invest in refillable pens
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Buy metal coil bound notebooks and/or recycled cardboard binders
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Go old school and use a wood pencil
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Choose paper or cardboard duo-tangs and dividers
Electronics
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When purchasing electronics, it is very hard to avoid plastic, so to help decrease the footprint of electronic plastic:
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Avoid electronics manufacturers who have not committed to phasing out PVC and other toxic chemicals in their production
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Check out Greenpeace’s Greener Electronics Guide
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Buy from companies that pledge to “take it back” when you are finished with the item
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Responsibly recycle electronics
School Bags, Brief Cases, Lunch Boxes and Pencil Kits
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Choose natural material: hemp, linen, cotton, leather
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Reusable cloth or metal lunch box
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Avoid the shiny plastic bags (they break over time and are hard to repair and are usually plastic!)
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Please check out:
Center of Health Environment & Justice
Back to School Guide to PVC Free School Supplies
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