Zero Waste Back To School

Posted by Milena Kukurekovic · August 07, 2020

With your kiddos heading back to school, you’re facing a wealth of emotions: happiness, sadness, excitement, and maybe even nervousness of what the new school year will bring. And there is shopping! Shop for new school supplies has always been an exciting time for most kids (and many adults!). Although, for parents and adults who are aiming to keep school sustainable though, it can bring a sense of dread! Plastic packaging, toxic components, and boxes of unused junk, oh my!

For parents looking to use more environmentally-friendly options to make it a green start to the school year, Eco Party Warehouse is here to help you gear up for a new academic year waste-free with some eco-friendly school supplies that will keep you prepared for even the most daunting assignments.

Many schools and classrooms are trying to move towards zero-waste options when it comes to kids' lunches. Make a waste-free lunch and make a difference!

The following is a list of some of Eco Party Warehouse's favorite eco-friendly school supplies to help your kids have a happy, sustainable school year.

Disposable Eco-Friendly Cutlery

Encouraging kids to carry—and use—their own set of disposable eco-friendly cutlery, can help put a dent in the amount of single-use plastic waste we generate. Cutlery pieces (forks, knives, and spoons) made from completely natural resources - palm leaves and birch wood - from Eco Party Warehouse are super convenient for your child to throw in his backpack, and super friendly to the Earth, since our cutlery is fully biodegradable and commercially compostable!

An adorable eco-friendly lunch plate

This adorable palm leaf lunch plate is perfect for little ones just starting school. BPA-free and made of palm leaves, the plate is compostable, biodegradable, leak-proof, and features a removable three-compartment lunch tray. It's also super-durable and suitable to be used directly in microwave ovens and fridges, releasing no toxic substance.

A sustainable way to bring snacks

For snacks that are easily squished, Eco Party Warehouse's palm leaf bowls are a great alternative. They're stackable for simple storage and easy to pack anywhere you go. The best part might be just how durable they are, in case your little one has clumsy fingers.

A sandwich bag that can be used again and again

Reusable sandwich bags are an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional plastic zip bags. They're dishwasher safe and can also be thrown in the washing machine. The only downside is that you might have to remind your kids to bring them home at the end of the day.

To help, Eco Party Warehouse has also prepared a few strategies for sustainable, low, or zero waste school stationery and supplies:

Use what you already have. Scrounge up loose pens and forgotten notebooks (they’re usually full of mostly blank pages!).
For things you know you no longer need, consider donating any school supplies that still have a useful life, and recycling those that don’t.
See what you can find secondhand. Look for secondhand online school supplies like books, graphing calculators, and technology.
For anything you weren’t able to check off with the first two, buy new (but sustainable and environmentally friendly).

Use shopping for eco-friendly back to school supplies as an opportunity to start teaching your kids about conscious consumerism.

With a love for life and nature, Eco Party Warehouse!

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