The Bite:
Here's the cheat sheet: Give 'em a dependable, refillable pencil or pen to jot down the right answers. Using refillables at school and at home will save you money while reducing waste.
Are you giving your kids the write answers?
08.21.2007
Submitted by tmeronek on Tue, 08/21/2007 - 12:01am.
The Benefits:
- More trees to climb. Enough wood pencils are produced each year to circle the planet 62 times.
- Saving money for lunch. Refilling pencils and pens is less expensive than buying new ones.
- Extra credit for less PVC. Many pens are made from PVC plastic, which releases dangerous dioxins (the active ingredient in Agent Orange) during production.
Personally Speaking:
New Biter intern Hanah poked herself with a pencil in the fourth grade, and she still has the tip lodged in her hand to prove it. We kept her away from sharp objects while we were testing the products for this tip.
Wanna Try:
- Woody Pen - refillable pens made from sustainable birch wood ($13).
- Triggerwood Pencil - biodegradable, and created from scraps of wood from a sustainably managed forest; uses Pilot BeGreen refills, below ($6).
- Pilot BeGreen Rexgrip Pencil - made from 100% recycled plastic; refills here ($2).
- Wheely's Pen - ballpoints made from recycled plastic and rubber tires; refills here ($1).
Cocktail Fact
Writer John Steinbeck (The Grapes of Wrath) sharpened 24 pencils each morning, writing with them until each one was blunt.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters use only refillable pencils, in a year we'll save 21 trees from being used to create new pencils.
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