On LI Kids we review school products every year, so having reviews for pencils, pads, and notebooks is nothing new around here. What is new is that this year, more than ever, a number of the products being featured are made from recycled or “green” materials. The latest set of products are made by Papermate. While Papermate offers an entire line of recycled and biodegradable pens and pencils, we were only able to sample the Papermare Recycled Ball Point Pens and the Earth Write woodcase pencils.
Me and Papermate go through phases of love and disinterest. Like most parents I buy at least a few packs of their ballpoint pens when school is starting. The reason for this is because they go on sale for so little money. However, these thin, stick-like pens have never been my favorite. I keep them around because in most cases they are reliable. Love them or hate them, I admit in a pinch, Papermate works. So, when I was approached about their biodegradable pencils for review I definitely wanted to give them a shot.
CT wants to go green as much as possible. He knows that we can’t do it in every single way, but if we can swap out a regular item for its green counterpart then he wants us to do it. He has been using the Earth Write pencils since we received them. As he is homeschooled, he started his year earlier in the summer so these arrived at just the right time. Normally he uses mechanical pencils (Papermate also makes recycled mechanical pencils), but he agreed to use the regular pencils for this review.
I am happy to say that since he started using the Papermate Earth Write pencils he has not switched back to the mechanical pencils. In fact, after about a month, he has four left in his pack of ten. Yesterday he announced to me that I would need to buy him more pencils because he would likely be running out shortly. He still has plenty of his old mechanical pencils left, but he now prefers to use the traditional wood pencils. Permitting, of course, I buy him the Earth Write ones that he likes so much.
Meanwhile, the pens that I was sent are made from 70% recycled materials. I would be more likely to purchase them as opposed to the standard blue, classic Papermate pens, though I confess I still love the thicker, more executive-style pens more than anything. However, in a pinch I have no qualms about the quality and ease of use when using these, because these Papermate pens seem to get the job done.
You can pick up Papermate products just about anywhere that school supplies are sold. You can find them online at stores like Amazon.com or locally at Walmart, Kmart, and any office supply store that you might frequent.
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