If you haven’t browsed one of the OC bookstores lately, you might be surprised what is on the shelves!
Most of the clothing is made from bamboo and soy, both renewable materials. Look for the
renu brand to support sustainable farming and fair labour practices.
If you are shopping for classroom supplies, read the back of the notebooks: many are Greencycled, with 50% recycled content. 80% recycled binders make a statement – and when you are no longer using them, the components are recyclable and compostable.
The bookstores will even be carrying
Elephant Poo Poo brand paper notebooks and other supplies in the fall, made from – you guessed it! – elephant waste.
For your summer reading, learn about social responsibility with a copy of
Fashioning Reality by Ben Barry, or explore the beautiful Okanagan with your own
Lone Pine guide to hikes or local flora and fauna.
Students walking away with $500 in purchases (usually a semester’s worth of textbooks,) get a free multiuse bag to carry them; for your purchases, you can buy a cool peace sign multi-use bag for $2 or choose a biodegradable plastic bag (although these will soon be phased out.) Even better, you can BYOB – bring your own bag.
Happy shopping!
