Comments on: Back to School Brings Up Issues of Needed Conservation

By: Lydia Chambers

Lydia Chambers — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:10:42 +0000

We take the list from school and search the house for all the items before we go to the store. Usually, we only need to purchase a third of the items listed!

Our school district is hardly sending any paper home anymore – probably motivated more by their budget rather than being green. Whatever it takes!

In our school district, parents have taken the lead to reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles by running a reusable bottle campaign each fall.
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By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:38:13 +0000

I was homeschooled from 4th grade on so I don’t remember public school that much and with homeschooling we didn’t go school shopping yearly just as needed.

I am however learning about public school now because my husband is a public school teacher. It’s crazy the lists they have now. It makes me sad both for the environment and the fact that so many kids can’t afford the list. Hopefully schools start to see this.
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By: mcmilker

mcmilker — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:31:10 +0000

Yeah!

I totally agree. We have so many paper goods it’s silly really. My first stop for shopping is my closets – my son is getting used to it!
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By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:56:02 +0000

For me, it’s pens, not pencils. I get them free at events, etc. I had so many that I filled a freezer sized zipper baggie after a clean out. I sold the bag at a yard sale – but I would have given it away to a good home just to get rid of them!

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:51:53 +0000

This year, I made my COLLEGE kids pilfer our school supplies cabinet before they headed back to classes. Last year, when they came home, they kept a lot of stuff (pens, pencils, calculator, binders, etc.) in their backpacks, so they had a lot of stuff to re-use from the get go. It was easier and cheaper than I thought it would be! .-= Diane MacEachern´s last blog ..Tampons- The Planet's Most Extreme Case of PMS =-.

By: Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish

Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:25:32 +0000

But Anna, if people didn't buy new school supplies, how would we stimulate the economy? We have to buy, buy, buy! Just kidding. I'm glad I don't have to buy school supplies for my kitties. .-= Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish´s last blog ..Year 3, Month 3 Results: 8.6 oz of plastic waste =-.

By: mother earth aka karen hanrahan

mother earth aka karen hanrahan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:43:48 +0000

oh my gosh the pencils are like bunny rabbits statement is just too funny –i think they also migrate, they are never in the drawer where I need them, but in the other drawer or mug or something else somewhere else in the house

my son’s college is very electronic – i love it
my daughters school is very manual – silly really
follow the example these kids do everything on line
give them a piece of paper and it’s lost in no time !!

i just signed up for a new auto insurance – the paperwork mailed to me is inches high – all in just two months …do I NEED all of this ?? Don’t get me started on my mortage paperwork.

I think re-evaluating paper usage is very important
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By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:50:21 +0000

Green Bean, are you filling out forms online? If so, can you find out for me the software they are using so I can present it to my school? Anna