| Many companies these days are getting on the | | | | some great papers that are 90% recycled and |
| Green bandwagon. If a company is marketing | | | | 10% Hemp/Flax. We are starting to see |
| their products or services as being | | | | pencils made of recycled paper. One of the |
| environmentally friendly, they sometimes | | | | biggest problems has been with vinyl. Vinyl |
| scramble to find office supplies that back up | | | | or PVC is a petroleum based product that is |
| their message. Turning to the big box office | | | | toxic to manufacture and dispose. When your |
| supply companies doesn't always give you the | | | | binder's rings bend or your cover rips, it's |
| best selection of recycled office products. | | | | off to the landfill where it will be |
| Most companies find what they are looking for | | | | thousands of years before that material can |
| at smaller "Mom & Pop" type office supply | | | | break down. Manufacturers really need to |
| stores; which are few and far between these | | | | think through the impact their materials have |
| days. These smaller stores know that they | | | | on the environment. There are many materials |
| have to provide better competitive advantage | | | | like corrugated cardboard, non toxic chip |
| to their larger competitor that will beat | | | | board, recycled bending chip and even |
| them almost every time on price. Some of | | | | bioplastics that would make excellent |
| these small office supply stores have turned | | | | materials for office supplies and recycled |
| to environmentally friendly office supplies | | | | binders. |
| to maintain that edge. | | | | |
| | | | Office supply stores that carry these types |
| There are some great recycled papers that | | | | of products will give them the competitive |
| have a higher post consumer recycled content | | | | edge over their competition, as well as, give |
| than what the bigger companies are carrying. | | | | them the satisfaction that they are doing |
| Living Tree Paper out of Eugene, Oregon has | | | | their part for the environment. |