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8 school supplies for a greener back-to-school season

Sustainable school supplies aren’t just for tree-huggers.

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Marisa Losciale

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Back-to-school season requires a lot of preparation. Between the textbooks and various school supplies needed, so much paper is used. Yet there’s always leftover pages and pencils at the end of each term. So it would make sense just to reuse the supplies next semester, right?

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Unfortunately the leftover supplies tend to be in pretty bad shape by the end of the semester. But as an earth-conscious citizen, you’d like to be responsible for as little waste as possible.

Thankfully, many top brands are developing products using recycled sources so you can be as sustainable as possible this season. Check them out below.

1) Stick it to global warming with these Post-It notes made from 100 percent recycled materials.

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2) Draw up some ways to cut carbon emissions with this 100 percent recycled sketchbook.

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3) Help save the planet with these post-consumer recycled pens.

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4) Purchasing post-consumer recycled notebooks should come as second nature.

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5) Nothing measures up to this ruler made from recycled materials.

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6) Save important documents with these sustainable folders.

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7) Keep track of your ideas with this eco-friendly (de)composition book.

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8) Here’s an eco-lution for environmentally-conscious pencil users.

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