![]() * Comes packaged plastic-free with paper tape. ![]() Please rank your choices 1 – 3 with 1 being the choice you like the best.ĬHOICE A: Guided Products’s ReBinder Back to School set I want to hear your opinions, pros and cons, about each of the 3 choices. So, in the interest of fairness and healthy debate, I’m going to present you with 3 binder options I’ve come across in the last few months. (See the bottom of this post for info on a free downloadable guide to PVC in school products.) And also, if we don’t support greener products, all we’ll have is more of the toxic crap, right? But greener products might be more expensive and out of the reach of some families. In this particular binder example, many used binders are covered with PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride.) BAD. GOOD! Buy biodegradable, recycled supplies. Well, here I am in the middle seeing both sides of the equation. In her article, “When ‘Green’ Bloggers Help Greenwash,” Siel suggests that Lighter Footstep is actually helping non-eco companies greenwash their products by refusing to support new products from companies that are truly green. used binder debate, advocating support for green businesses and for the Rebinder products in particular. Green LA Girl responds to Lighter Footstep with her much longer, comprehensive analysis of the new vs. He then goes on to list 5 really great ways to lower your “back to school” impact. In his article, “5 Ways to Green Back-to-School (And It’s Not this “Eco” Supply Kit)” blogger Chris Baskind criticizes Guided Product’s offerings in favor of used school supplies. The kit includes binders, notebooks, and other supplies made from plastic-free, recycled materials.īlog Lighter Footstep takes issue with these products. Except when I think the re-used option could be harmful to health (plastic food containers, for example) and then I quickly jump on the new bandwagon.Īnyway, last week, blogger Siel Ju of Green LA Girl posted a short article about Sustainable Group’s Green Back to School Kit. ![]() It’s a debate I constantly have with myself, and generally I end up on the side promoting less consumption, less purchasing of new stuff, less less less. re-using older products that might not be as green. You wouldn’t think that 3-ring binders would be the topic of intense debate within the green blogging community, but it turns out they have become a symbol of a much bigger discussion: the pros and cons of buying new “green” products vs.
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