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Back to School - Green Your Backpack

No Matter What Your School Colors, Make Sure Your Backpack is Green
World Wildlife Fund's Ten Tips for More Sustainable Back to School Shopping

Raindrops & grass Bayerischer Wald National Park Germany.
© Fritz POLKING / WWF

To get started, make a list of what you need. Make sure you don’t already have them at home. Are there things you didn't use last year that could be called back into service this fall?
Look for backpacks, folders, notebooks and other school staples that are made of recycled and non-PVC materials. Some backpacks even have built-in solar panels to provide an eco-friendly power source to power your laptop.
Shop online or order by phone rather than burning gas to drive from store to store.
The Forest Stewardship Council certifies wood and paper products grown in forests that are responsibly managed. Look for the FSC label on pencils and paper.
Purchase supplies with a minimal amount of packaging. Be mindful of what will end up in the garbage can.
Pack lunches in reusable lunchboxes or brown, unbleached, recycled paper bags.
Make lunches using local produce. Be aware of food that must travel long distances to get to your lunchbox and emissions necessary to get it there.
Refill your water bottle instead of throwing it away.
Look for laptops from companies that are working to reduce their global emissions and supporting environmental conservation. Turn your computer and monitor off when you aren’t working.
Finally, walk, bike or take public transportation to and from school and tell others what you’re doing to help reduce global warming.

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