Embed the aspect of responsibility & sustainability to your children in their early age such that they care for nature and protect the environment. This can be done by ensuring that the product they use is eco-friendly and manufactured in an environmentally responsible way.
Pencils are a delight for children, and they enlighten their early learning and creativity skills in schools. Every child irrespective of his age or class uses pencils. Do you know most of the pencils which are being sold in the country today are made using unsustainable wood which is sourced from forests? Study shows that manufacturing of pencils leads to large-scale deforestation impacting fauna and leads to environmental crisis.
It is estimated that the world uses around 15 billion pencils every year; that is a lot of trees cut for making pencils! This number is really frightening and shows an opportunity for parents to teach their kids at an early age to take informed decisions. Choosing eco-friendly pencils which don’t use wood or timber can make an immense impact on our environment.
What can you do?
Eco-friendly pencils are the recent sensation among school kids. These pencils are manufactured by using recycled waste paper instead of using natural timber. The biggest virtue of a paper pencil is that; it is not made of wood and uses almost nil energy in manufacturing.
The process adopted in making eco-friendly paper pencils is simple and efficient. Waste papers are collected from various parties, segregated based on colour, shape and texture and later cleaned. The papers are then organised and cut into different sizes based on the pencil design. A sustainable & clean adhesive is used to make the paper stick tightly around the graphite to make the pencil ready.
Benefits of choosing an eco-friendly paper pencil versus wood pencil –
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No wood is used or no trees are cut ensuring no harm to the environment
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Pencil body is soft and helps in better holding and grip for children
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Since paper is used for making these pencils, it is soft and helps longer lifetime for sharpeners
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The graphite is placed at the core, ensuring no breakage of the lead during sharpening
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No sharp edges are formed and are safe for children
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The paper and the adhesive provide cushion effect to the lead ensuring no breakage of the pencil or lead if dropped
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Can be used for all purposes – writing, drawing, crafting and sketching
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The paper pencils are biodegradable
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Due to their high resistance, the pencils are break-resistant
Eco-friendly paper pencils come with different exterior colours of yellow, black, red, green and more. The pencils can also be customised to specific colours of the customer’s requirement and purpose. With the above benefits, we believe that you will take responsible decisions and ensure that your child uses eco-friendly products. Support the cause of protecting nature. Say yes to eco-friendly recycled paper pencils.
