GreenMandy by Mandy Ruest
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Ah, August. Winding down the summer BBQs, camping trips, and beach fun, anxiously awaiting the first day of school. I remember back-to-school shopping used to be an exciting time; new book bag, new lunch box, new school supplies, new new new! This year, show your environmental compassion by shopping…recycled, recycled, recycled! Check out some of these cool, eco-savvy back-to-school items!

Recycled Lunch Bags
This eco-friendly recycled cotton lunch bag is made from pre-consumer cotton “table waste” clippings. These clippings are gathered from cut and sew facilities and would otherwise be hauled off to the landfill.
$5.95 at Reusable Bags

If you want a bag that will keep contents colder longer, check out this recycled PET lunch bag. 90% of this bag is made from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles and containers. Comes in 3 colors and has a 100% lifetime guarantee.
$9.95 at Reusable Bags

If you like to carry a REALLY Big lunch and colorful is your signature. This bag is made from recycled juic packs by a women’s cooperative in the Philippines.
$30.95 at Reusable Bags

Another recycled lunch bag, this one created from recycled juice containers by a women’s cooperative in the Philippines. This is post consumer trash …but very pretty and colorful trash collected by local school children who sell to the coop.
$19.95 at Reusable Bags

Recycled Plastic Laptop Bag
Created from fabric that is made entirely from post consumer plastic bottles. You can keep about 20 bottles out of the landfill when you purchase this bag. Eco-friendly and stylish–get ready for school!
$48.00 at Uncommon Goods

Recycled Pencils
There’s a lot of greenwashing in the office supply arena. GreenLinePaper recommends checking out the amount of post consumer recycled waste to get a better gauge of how your purchase fights deforestation and reduces landfill waste. The pencils pictured above contain a whopping 90% post consumer waste.
$0.25 each at GreenLinePaper

Also available:
Pencils made from recycled money:
$0.27 each for pencils and $0.85 each for rulers at GreenLinePaper

Pencils and rulers made from recycled blue jeans:
$0.27 each for pencils and $0.85 each for rulers at GreenLinePaper

If you’re interested in finding more eco-savvy products made from recycled materials, try searching the GreatGreenGoods.com website. Enjoy!

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