Back To School Kit by Sustainable Group: Review
August 18, 2009 by Tania
Filed under Back To School, Reviews
By Tania Reuben
Looking for the ultimate in sustainable back to school supplies? Look no further than The Sustainable Group’s Back to School Kit.
They offer a Green Back to School Kit for $39.99 (shipping included) that contains:
(1) 1.5” ReBinder recycled 3 ring binder
(2) ReBinder replacement covers
(6) RePouch recycled slash pocket dividers
(6) RePocket eco-friendly pocket folders
(2) ReWrite 8×10 recycled notebooks with lined paper
(2) ReWrite 8×10 recycled notebooks with graph paper
(2) ReWrite 5×8 Recycled notebooks with blank paper
(3) ReMark eco-pens
(6) ReSleeve recycled CD sleeves
(3) RePlay recycled CD cases
Not having school aged children myself, I enlisted a few people look it over. A mother of two high school girls, a seventeen year old boy (senior), a twelve year old boy and a school teacher.
The kids all loved the covers – they thought it would be fun to customize the look of their binders with drawings & doodles. Even the toughest audience – the high school senior though it was “cool”. They were all excited to learn why this was a better product for the environment too.
The twelve year old liked that the binder dividers were angled, so contents placed in the folders would stay put.
The teacher and the mother were concerned about how the binder (ReBinder as they call it) would hold up to the rigors of school life. So I investigated further and found out the ReBinder is made with chipboard that is 100 points thick 25-40% thicker than standard Binders on the market as a result you can expect it to be more durable.
When the ReBinder eventually succumbs to the wear and tear your student puts it through, don’t despair. There are 2 replacement covers, unscrew the old one, put the new one on, and you have a brand new binder. When you use up the covers in your kit, you can order more.
When the covers are done, they aren’t only recyclable, they’re compostable too! It is difficult to recycle conventional binders at all – due to how difficult in is to separate the rivets and vinyl from the chipboard and you certainly can’t put them in the compost.
When doing a cost comparison between this Back to School kit and other supplies, be sure to remember that with the covers it’s as if you are getting 3 binders, not 1.
The Sustainable group is based in Seattle and ReBinder’s are assembled by a disabled work force.
How green are they? The ReBinder, Dividers, Folders, CD cases are 100% Recycled fibers. They are also FSC certified. This is a company that is doing their best to be part of the solution and they have a great line of eco friendly products to go with their mission. The Sustainable Group has been an innovator in sustainable office supplies since 2003 and their products are used by companies like MTV, NIKE and Home Depot.
Now that you’ve read all about their great Back To School Kit, I’m sure you’d like one! The Sustainable Group has agreed to give one lucky PND reader!
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love the giveaway it looks like a lot of the school supplies on my list and there “green” how GREAT!!
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would like to win this for my granddaughter…thanks for the great giveaway
Great giveaway. School supplies can get expensive – this would really help out right now. Thanks!
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I could use these supplies. Thanks for the chance.
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It states on their website that together their customers have saved millions of gallons of water, Tens of thousands of trees to name a few.
The Sustainable Sample pack looks pretty cool. They are the only FSC certified supplier in the world.
I subscribe to your blog feed via email.Thanks!
I learned that all of Sustainable Group’s chipboard products are now certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) – which is an international, independently audited certification and labeling
system that allows buyers to choose paper and wood products that come
from responsibly managed forests, and verified recycled sources.Thanks!
I am following @purenaturaldiva and @rebinder on Twitter (username Nelsby).Thanks!
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i have subscribed…this is an excellent giveaway i hope i can win
i am now a fan on FB .hope i can win (Nadia Duran)contact Weweredamsels@gmail.com
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Our binders, CD sleeves, journals, and presentation/event materials are all made from post consumer recycled materials
I would love to win these school supplies for my grandson!
I would love to have these school supplies.
Im a college student, and having just spent 300 bucks on books, I can’t afford the supplies!
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I’m a subscriber! thanks for the green giveaway!
I like the Sustainable Sample pack . This would be great for sy son!
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Fantastic giveaway!!!
Sustainable Group was started in 2003 with a triumphant goal of creating an alternative to those nasty vinyl binders and CD jewel cases that cannot be recycled.
I’m following both @purenaturaldiva and @rebinder under @BethanyTate.
Would be ideal for my niece…
The Sustainable Sample pack looksgood.
the 1 inch rebinder chipboard is made from solid 100 point recycled chipboard
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