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LIVING GREEN
Supplies for the Well-Schooled Kid
By Jason Best
This year, skip the madhouse of screaming, sun-frenzied kids that is your local back-to-school sale and go online. Your kids'll think these eco-friendly supplies are, um, phat, and you'll retain the last of your sanity.
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Binders made from reclaimed circuit boards ($18), pens that were once rubber tires (six for $3), and pencils from scrapped denim ($6 per dozen) -- Green Earth Office Supply has everything, except stuff made from old kitchen sinks. www.greenearthofficesupply.com
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Canada-based Mad River Clothing Co. proves hemp can be hip, and organic cotton -- well, it's just plain cool. Clothes from $15 to $30; www.madriverclothing.com
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Before the first book report, check out www.childsake.com for the best enviro-themed kids' books.
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Soybean crayons ($3.50), recycled construction paper ($2.45) -- what more could your budding Matisse ask for? www.treeco.com
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Photos by Jolynn Sorensen
Living Green: Well-Schooled | Supplies for the Well-Schooled Kid
OnEarth. Fall 2001
Copyright 2001 by the Natural Resources Defense Council
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