Comments on: E+Co pencils not so eco, actually.

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By: zaci1

zaci1 — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:10:13 +0000

Not sure how relevant this would still be, but i was just surfing the web and came across mechanical pencil refills that come in what looks like cardboard on [http://www.muji.us/store/stationery/pen-pencil/mechanical-pencil-refills.html].
I didn’t try them out myself, but i thought i would drop by and let you know.

By: Slywy

Slywy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:17:00 +0000

I really like the O’Bon pencils (www.myobon.com) made from rolled newspapers. They write and sharpen well, too.

By: The Not Quite Crunchy Parent

The Not Quite Crunchy Parent — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:08:00 +0000

I read your post- (great as usual) and jumped over to my email account to write my contact at Jakks Pacific.

I'm hoping she can add some additional information to the discussion!

By: kale for sale

kale for sale — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:10:00 +0000

Shall we call them fake plastic pencils? Invisible gold sticky stars to you for the inspiration to look beyond labels.

By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:44:00 +0000

From Slate today

“Eco-Pencils

A Green Lantern back-to-school special.
By Jacob Leibenluft

As a new middle-school teacher, I’m facing a challenge I never thoughtabout before: assigning a list of school supplies for my students. My colleagues tell me that there’s a real downside to wooden pencils, since it gives students an excuse to get up every few minutes and use the pencil sharpener. But am I being environmentally irresponsible by asking parents to buy plastic mechanical pencils?”

http://www.slate.com/id/2199138/?from=rss

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:46:00 +0000

Once again – great sleuthing Beth! I like you am a detail oriented person and I often think about these issues – but get frustrated by the “well it’s recycled” attitude. A full life cycle assessment is truly necessary to understand impacts of products.
..I was about to throw the term “greenwashing” on this product, but upon further consideration hesitate to use that term. I think this may be one of those situations where the manufacturer truly think they are making a “better” product because they havent considered the full life-cycle.
This actual reminds me of another type of pencil that has bugged me for a while. There are these things called “smencils” that are sold all over the place. They are made from 100% recycled newspaper and advertised as a recycled product. They are smelly (hence the name) and individually packaged in PLASTIC tubes. ughh!!! so frustrating! each pencil has such a huge impact with it’s own plastic tube – yet they are trying to be an “eco” product!

By: Green Bean

Green Bean — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:31:00 +0000

Nice post, Beth. I think we are in a period of trial and error (much like my vegetable gardening, but that’s another story). I love that businesses are trying to be greener and solve waste problems. It is a learning curve that we, as an entire society, will need to solve together. This is the first step and I’m glad they’ve taken in.

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Cat Chapin-Bishop — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000

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By: MamaBird

MamaBird — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:31:00 +0000

Wow, great research, Beth! I love the idea of greenwashing guerilla stickers, btw. I’ve heard of Smencils — which could be an option for colored pencils — but at the moment, we are just using up the 17,000 pencils we have. Maybe someone will address this during the carnival! I’m glad you realize we’ve adopted ya. ;)