When it comes to buying environmentally friendly products, we generally think of cleaning supplies, other household items, organic clothing, and more. But what about what we use to write with? Though I personally prefer pens, I still use pencils from time to time, and I’m sure if you have children, they probably go though a lot of them in the course of a school year.
Though pencils are a way of life for many people, we rarely think about the environmental impact of conventional pencils. According to Forest Ethics, there are still manufactures that clear cut forests in California and Sierra Nevada to get wood for pencils. In addition to that, 14 billion of these pencils are made in polluting factories every year. What is the alternative?
Earthzone is proud to launch the world’s first environmentally friendly pencil. Earthzone pencils are non toxic and made from 100% recycled newspapers. The erasers are even latex free. I was sent a few packs of pencils and sharpeners to try out, and I must say, I am very impressed! I was skeptical at first. I was expecting them not to be sturdy since they are made from…paper, but they act and feel just like a regular pencil. The pencils sharpen easily, and do not break. They actually feel and write better than traditional wood based pencils. In terms of how they look, the recycled newspaper is incorporated in the design, which looks pretty cool!
Earthzone offers a variety of pencils, including, HB, colored pencils and a pack of “artist series” pencils.
Do you buy pencils for yourself and/or your children? I guess I assumed most pencils were made from “recycled wood”, but I was wrong! Have you thought about where your pencils come from?