Green Calgary

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Aug
14
2009

Buy Green for Back to School

Filed in: Shopping

Each year families go out to purchase a new round of school supplies for students. Try greening your supplies this year by:

  • Simplifying what you need and buying less;
  • Looking for items made of reused or recycled content such as recycled content binders (pictured below);
  • Avoiding fragranced items such as smelly markers, white out and white board pens which may have adverse health effects;
  • Looking for locally produced items;
  • Investing in high quality items which will last over many years or reuse your supplies from last year.

Many times it is difficult for consumers to avoid greenwashing, even with school supplies. One example is compostable items being sold in Calgary; though better for the environment when going to a composting facility, they go to landfill here so are not a good choice. If you have questions about a manufacturer’s claims, please feel free to contact us for details.

Businesses can also green up their office supplies. For more information, contact our Commercial Environmental Services team or invite us to your office for a Green Procurement workshop.

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