Back-to-school season offers a fresh-start energy similar to New Year's Day for students. The average student generates about 67 pounds of waste from packed lunches annually, totaling 14,500 tons of waste produced daily by U.S. public schools. Families can make impactful changes by opting for sustainable school supplies and teaching children about conservation. Buying secondhand items is the most sustainable option. When purchasing new, choosing products made from recycled materials like organic cotton or hemp helps reduce environmental impact and protects sensitive ecosystems.
The average student's packed lunch generates approximately 67 pounds of waste per school year, contributing to the staggering 14,500 tons of waste U.S. public schools produce daily.
By making simple switches to sustainable school supplies, your family can significantly reduce this environmental impact while teaching your kids valuable lessons about resource conservation.
Look for notebooks and loose-leaf paper made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled content. This shift can drastically reduce the number of trees cut down for paper.
Some brands of school notebooks, copy paper, and filler paper come directly from rainforests in Indonesia, temperate Boreal forests in Canada, and other sensitive ecosystems.
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