Fwd: The 3 Rs - School Supplies

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> Tuesday, August 22, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: The 3 Rs - School Supplies

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> Can you name the 3 Rs?

>

> The Bite:

> Recyclable, Refillable and Reduced PVC should be at

> the top of every

> back-to-school shopping list. Why? It's elementary,

> my dear...

>

>

> The Benefits:

> - Save cash. Choosing refillable pencils and pens is

> smart for your

> wallet.

> - Avoid eco-detention. The average American uses the

> equivalent of a

> 100-ft high, 16-in wide tree’s worth of paper each

> year. Look for

> paper with high post-consumer waste content.

> - Ditch dioxins, not class. Choose PVC-free

> backpacks and paper that

> wasn't chlorine-bleached. (Both PVC and chlorine

> create carcinogenic

> dioxins).

>

(http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs225/en/index.html)

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> Sara, who always deserves an A+ for effort, didn't

> do her homework

> before picking up a PVC-containing backpack. All she

> could hear was

> fingernails on a chalkboard when she found out. She

> returned it and

> bought a chic eco-handbag instead.

>

(http://idealbite.com/tiplibrary/tip.php?tip=20060609)

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>

> Wanna Try?

> There're so many great finds out there, we had to

> include them all:

> Carry It:

> - La Original by EarthPak - made from recycled soda

> bottles ($40).

>

(http://www.earthpak.com/laoriginalbackpacks-cpozlg.html)

> - Hemp H2O Backpack - fair trade and sporty: no

> longer mutually

> exclusive ($40).

>

(http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=139513 & b=35883 & m=7879 & afftrack= & urllink=store\

..gxonlinestore.org/hemph20backpack.html)

> Organize It:

> - Vulcana Hard Binder - you'll never have to retire

> these binders -

> they're made from super-durable wheel rubber ($36).

>

(https://www.vulcanabags.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=51 & DEPARTMENT_ID=7)

> - Rebinder - many different binder options, all

> recycled (prices

> vary).

> (http://www.sustainablegroup.net/rebinder.html)

> - Recycled Weekly Planners - also available in daily

> and monthly

> versions ($21-28).

>

(http://www.dolphinblue.com/cgi-bin/search.pl/dolphinshop?category=planner & level\

=3 & opt1identifier=WK & opt2identifier= & f_match=500 & f_sort=order & price=. & f_success=\

dolphinblue3)

> Color It:

> - Recycled Highlighter Set - take your pick:

> chiseled or pen-style

> ($15).

>

(http://www.greenhome.com/products/office/pens_and_pencils/107746/)

> - Recycled Permanent Marker Set - non-toxic and made

> from 50%

> post-consumer recycled materials ($15).

>

(http://www.greenhome.com/products/office/pens_and_pencils/107747/)

> - Prang Soybean Crayons - brighter than your average

> ($1-6).

>

(http://www.dixonusa.com/index.cfm/fuseaction=shop.product/prdIndex=125)

> Write It:

> - Recycled Pens - your purchase supports blind

> people working to gain

> economic independence. Refillable ($8).

>

(http://www.greenhome.com/products/office/pens_and_pencils/107238/)

> - Second Nature Wireless Notebook - go wireless with

> your notebook

> ($5).

>

(http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1836459-10384641?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instawares.co\

m%2FSecond-Nature-Wireless-1-Subject-Notebook-College-Rule-11x8-and-a-half-100-S\

heets.TOP74832.0.7.htm%3FGCID%3DC17378x015%26KEYWORD%3DTOP74832 & cjsku=TOP74832)

> - EarthWrite Recycled Pencils - PaperMate's recycled

> pencil option

> ($5).

>

(http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=zWVH4MO6EJI & offerid=96200.625467 & t\

ype=2 & subid=0)

> - Woody Pens - refillable and made from scrap wood

> ($3).

>

(http://greenearthofficesupply.stores..net/woodypens.html)

> - Corn Pen - the first biodegradable corn pen,

> refillable and made in

> Canada, will disappear in 12 months if you toss it

> in your backyard

> ($2CDN).

>

(http://www.grassrootsstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD & ProdID=424)

> - Faber-Castell - Forest Stewardship

> Council-approved, all their wood

> comes from sustainable tree farms (prices vary).

> (http://www.faber-castellusa.com/)

>

>

> Bang for the Bite Rating: 4 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters buy a recycled pencil instead of

> one made from virgin

> wood, we'll save 4 trees. All from one little

> pencil.

>

>

> Cocktail Tip

> Astronauts can't use pencils on spacecrafts, since

> the graphite dust

> would float around the cabin and they might inhale

> it.

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