At the end of each summer, it's the same catchphrase: as the start of the school year approaches, we run to the stores to find the supplies listed by the teachers.
A marathon that will drive any parent crazy.
Especially since in this time of ecological emergency, pens, erasers, markers and spiral notebooks are not helping the planet's affairs.
But it is increasingly easy to find more responsible material and even
made in France
.
Starch glue, refillable pens, recycled paper or products sold in bulk, purchasing habits are changing and consumers are increasingly demanding.
The revolution on the move
In the midst of glues with solvents, plastic rulers and laminated pouches, new school supplies are therefore making their way. Proof of this new trend, the large non-specialized brands are getting started. Today you can easily find perfume-free markers, diaries and notebooks made from recycled paper, wooden or recycled plastic rulers, starch glues or biodegradable pencils.
To find your way around, all you have to do is trust the “NF Environnement” ecological label, which lists products that reduce energy consumption and the use of chemicals, or those made from recycled materials.
We can still bet on natural materials, such as wood, leather or metal, which will be more durable than plastic.
On the price side, if ecological school supplies are slightly more expensive, their price is generally equivalent to that of branded products.
Green and made in France
Some brands also offer products made on national soil. Among the companies concerned, we find Forever, which designs binders in cardboard or recycled polypro. If the famous BIC pens are well made in France, the Bottle to Pen brand offers refillable pens made in the Alps from plastic bottles. The same goes for Maped, which has incorporated a recycled plastic pencil sharpener and a durable steel compass with a refillable lead into its range.
At UHU, some glues are now made from sugar cane to avoid chemicals like solvents.
At Clairefontaine, the paper is 100% recycled and the sheets of the notebooks are no longer treated with chlorine or optical brighteners.
On the rubber side, the Boumaga brand uses only rubber.
Finally, if you are looking for labels
made in
France to mark your children's belongings (clothes, shoes, supplies, satchels, etc.), Ludilabel is a solution.
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The bulk trend
To avoid waste and overconsumption, we also find more and more bulk.
Some distributors indeed offer bins in which you can choose individual pens and supplies.
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