Archive for Green Office Supplies
Paper Mate Biodegradable Ballpoint Pen Review
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The Environmentally Friendly Paper Mate Biodegradable Pen
Environmentally friendly, or green office supplies are appearing more and more often, so I thought I would take a look at the Paper Mate Biodegradable Pen that I picked up from OfficeMax and which is also available in more varieties here from Amazon. There is also a biodegradable mechanical pencil version which I didn’t pick up to test out, but judging from the pictures of it, its got a similar look and feel.
O’BONanza Series Sugar Cane Paper Notebook
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The O'BONanza Series A5 Notebook with SUgar Cane Paper
This environmentally friendly notebook was sent to me by O’BON a little while ago, and I’ve been a little slow in getting around to reviewing it. The unique thing about it is that the paper in it is made from sugar cane pulp which is also known as Bagasse. This green notebook can be found at the O’BON site here, along with many other green office supplies from them.
O’BON Pencils Made from Recycled Newspaper
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O'BON Recycled Pencils Made from Newspaper
I received these brightly colored recycled pencils to review from the nice folks over at O’BON, who make a ton of nice green office supplies that are earth friendly, fun, and nicely designed. The version I am reviewing today are the Rainbow Series pack of 10 2B pencils.
2010 Ecosystem 12-Month Monthly Planner
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Front cover of the ecosystem 12 month weekly planner
Following up on my review of the ecosystem journals, I wanted to now take a look at the series of planners that they also offer which are made with the same 100% post consumer recycled materials, and are also manufactured in the US. The manufacturer of these planners and journals was kind enough to send these samples over for me to review, so I will also be doing a giveaway of the planner and one of the journals that I previously reviewed. Keep an eye out for that giveaway shortly, but for now I hope you enjoy this review.
Ecosystem Environmentally Friendly Journals
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From left to right, the ecosystem Author, Artist, and Advisor
Sometimes it’s not enough to just have some unique or cool office supplies, it helps to know that you are also using environmentally friendly office supplies, and supporting American jobs. In the case of these journals from ecosystem and Barnes & Noble, you can accomplish both of those goals. The folks at ecosystem were kind enough to send over these three samples for me to review, but for now we are only going to focus on two of them, the Author and the Artist journals. The planner, also known as the Advisor will get its own review in the next few days.
Bamboo Dry Erase Entry Butler
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The bamboo dry erase entry butler from Three by Three Seattle
Back in May when I went to the National Stationery Show at the Javitz Center in NY, I met the nice folks from Three by Three Seattle. I actually remember doing a double take when I passed their booth and saw something I never saw before…a bamboo dry erase board, but it wasn’t just a dry erase board, it was much more. Ever since that day, I’ve been in contact with Gwen from Three by Three who kept me up to date on their production process, and has now generously sent me a newly released production sample for review.
RAGGEDedge Sailcloth Pocket Folder
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The highly durable RAGGEDedge folder made of sailcloth
I think one thing that we can all appreciate when it comes to office supplies is finding something that is durable and will last you a long time. When I was contacted by the nice folks at RAGGEDedge Gear, I was immediately impressed with their idea to use sailcloth to add a good deal of durability to some office supplies and other items that typically take some abuse and end up becoming unusable as they deteriorate.
Need a Long Lasting Highlighter for Law School?
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4.5 Ounces of Noodler's Year of the Golden Pig and an empty Platinum Preppy Highlighter make for the ultimate long lasting and permanent highlighter.
In the time that I’ve started this blog on office supplies, I’ve had one question that seems to keep coming up regarding a long lasting highlighter that wont fade and will hold up to the demands of a highlighter happy law school or medical school student. There are a ton of options out there for highlighters, but knowing the demands of law and medical school students, I think that a refillable highlighter is the best option, so Ill be exploring that in this review.
Made by Humans Staple Free Stapler
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The Made by Humans Staple Free Stapler.
Im trying to mix things up a little bit so we will be taking a break from the usual office supplies such as pens and notebooks, to take a look at the Made by Humans Staple Free Stapler. I picked this up on my trip to Boston when I stopped at a great little store called Black Ink with lots of office supplies and stationery type items. I forgot to mention this store on my Office Supply Geek’s Tour of Boston post, so Ill have to update that one to include them.
Pistachio Recycled Monogram Notebook
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The Pistachio Recycled Monogram Notebook
During my recent trip to DC, I stopped in a Barnes & Noble to escape the awful heat, and I came across a great little notebook that I had not seen in any of the usual office supply stores to review. I was hesitant to buy it because I was skeptical of buying a brand that I never saw before, but I am glad I picked it up, it was the Pistachio Recycled Monogram Notebook.
Pilot BeGreen Precise V5 Extra Fine – Evnironmentally Friendly Pen
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Pilot Precise V5 BeGreen
The Pilot Precise V5 BeGreen pen in this review was generously sent to me by dunkind who writes the Good Pens Blog which always has a ton of great pen reviews, so make sure you go check it out. His review of this pen can be found here.
When I first got this pen in the mail, my immediate instinct was to compare it to a much older version of the PIlot Precise V5 that I’ve had for years. I wanted to compare the way they wrote to see if there was any difference between this one and the older version. To my surprise there was absolutely no difference in the way that these pens write, they are both incredibly smooth, especially for a pen with such a fine point. I also looked around to see what other people had to say about this pen, and found an old review from The Pen Addict before he moved his site over to the new version. One thing that he had to say which I did notice is that the older version of this pen does seem to have a slightly thinner tip. Read More→
