Conserve: Green Purchasing

Why buy and sell recycled products?
http://www.scdhec.gov/recycle/forms/new fyi/environmentally%20preferable%

Start a school store to sell recycled school supplies.

• Use a locking cart that can be rolled to the cafeteria during lunch hour, PTO meetings or special events.
• Students can sell items and use the proceeds to fund environmental projects. Stock up when school supplies go on sale in September. Try selling:
  
  • recycled paper (loose leaf, spirals, index cards, folders)
  • recycled pencils and pens (from newsprint, cardboard, currency, blue jeans)
  • recycled logo items (shoe laces, backpacks, lunch bags, reusable water bottles)
  • items made by students (cereal box folders, laundry lid “flip-toys, holiday ornaments, etc)

Convince your school or school district to purchase recycled content items:

• Copy paper
• Paper towels
• Paper napkins
• Ink cartridges

Choose recycled items to sell as fundraisers:

• Reusable shopping bags made from recycled content. Chico bags offers fundraising opportunities.
• Greeting cards or gift wrap
• Or check out options at: http://www.greenraising.com/

Advertise recycled items available in local stores in your newsletter

• Have students bring in ads from local newspapers.
• Check out products at http://www.terracycle.net/