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ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PAPER PRODUCTS AND SOURCES:
OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES

 

Where Can You Find Environmental Content Office Products?

Many office products made from recycled paper and other environmental contents are widely available through local office products retailers, stores, catalogs, and online distributors. We list the brand name and/or manufacturer for most of the office products below because you are likely to find them at so many locations.

Customer demand has convinced major retailers to carry some environmental products and will be influential in broadening their environmental product lines. There are also a number of office products distributors that have long specialized in providing only environmental products. These include Dolphin Blue, Green Earth Office Supply, Greenline Paper Company, Real Earth, Recycled Office Supplies, and Treecycle. Your continued support of these pioneers helps push the cutting edge of new environmental product development.



PRODUCT FINDER
Calendars/Planners Folders and Tabs Pocket, Presentation Folders
Checks Hanging Folders Post-It Notes
Contact (Calling) Cards Jacket Folders Promotional Products
Easel Pads Labels Ruled Notepads
Envelopes Notebook Filler Paper Spiral Pads
File Folders Notepads Sketch Pads
  Pens, Pencils  



CATEGORY SUPPLIER ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES DESCRIPTION WHERE CAN YOU BUY IT?
BUSINESS CALENDARS/PLANNERS

Calendars: Business

At-A-Glance 30% postconsumer (must look for recycled label; not all products have recycled content) Some wall and desk calendars, appointment books, journals

Widely distributed through office supply stores

Calendars: Planners FranklinCovey 30% postconsumer All ring-bound planning pages, forms and tabs (excludes Compass Wirebound product line and Satellite)

FranklinCovey retail stores (call 800/360-8118 to locate)

FranklinCovey Website
(Toll Free) 800/654-1776

Calendars: Business

House of Doolittle 30% postconsumer For home, school and office: Wall, desk and pocket calendars, desk pads (dated and undated), appointment books, journals

Widely distributed through office supply stores

House of Doolittle Website
(Toll Free) 800/621-9546

CHECKS

Checks: Personal

The Check Gallery Inc. 20% postconsumer for some designs Large selection of check designs, look for those with recycled identification. (Certain designs benefit specified nonprofit organizations.) Check Gallery Website
(Toll Free) 800/354-3540

Checks: Personal

Message Products 20% postconsumer (must request recycled) Checks personalized with imprint of your choice of benefitting organization; must request recycled paper. Message Products Website
(Toll Free) 800/243-2565
CONTACT CARDS

Contact Cards

The Check Gallery Inc. 20% postconsumer Large selection of contact (calling) card designs. (Select designs benefit specified nonprofit organizations) Check Gallery Website
(Toll Free) 800/354-3540
ENVELOPES
#10 Business Envelopes Ecosource Paper 40% flax, 40% hemp, 20% cotton from linters #10 business envelopes on tree free paper Ecosource Paper Website
(Toll Free) 800/665-6944

#10 Business Envelopes

Envirotech by Ampad 100% postconsumer   Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

#10 Business Envelopes

Great White 30% postconsumer Look for the shark logo Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
#10 Business Envelopes Green Field Paper Company

25% hemp/75% postconsumer, PCF

#10 business envelopes on hemp/recycled paper

Greenfield Paper Website
( Toll Free) 888/402-9979
Also check for retail locations at the website

#10 Business Envelopes

Staples 100 recycled/40% postconsumer   Staples office products stores, catalog, on-line
Staples Website

Large Mailing Envelopes

Columbian 20% postconsumer   Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
Large Mailing Envelopes Ecosource Paper 40% flax, 40% hemp, 20% cotton from linters 9x12 open-end envelope on tree free paper Ecosource Paper Website
(Toll Free) 800/665-6944

Large Mailing Envelopes

Staples Some 20% postconsumer, others 100% recycled/zero postconsumer   Staples office products stores, catalog, on-line
Staples Website
FOLDERS

File Folders

Earthwise from Esselte 100% recycled/30% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

File Folders

Envirotech by Ampad 100% postconsumer   Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

File Folders

Esselte 10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

File Folders

Globe Weis

colors - 100% recycled/40% postconsumer

manila - 100% recycled/10% postconsumer

Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

File Folders

Oxford 10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

File Folders

Pendaflex 10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

File Folders

Smead 10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

File Folders

Staples 10% postconsumer Staples office products stores, on-line, catalog
Staples Website

Hanging Folders

Earthwise by Esselte 100% recycled/zero postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Hanging Folders

Globe Weis 100% recycled/zero postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Hanging Folders

Office Depot 100% recycled/zero postconsumer Office Depot office products stores, on-line, catalog
Office Depot Website

Hanging Folders

Oxford by Esselte 10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Hanging Folders

Pendaflex by Esselte 100% recycled/zero postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Hanging Folders

Smead 100% recycled/zero postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Hanging Folders

Staples 10% postconsumer Staples office products stores, on-line, catalog
Staples Website

Jacket Folders

Earthwise from Esselte 100% recycled/30% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Jacket Folders

Globe Weis 100% recycled/40% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Pocket Folders

Earthwise from Esselte 100% recycled/50% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Pocket Folders

Eco-Friendly from Duo Tang/Esselte 100% recycled/40% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Pocket Folders

Oxford 20% recycled/20% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
Tabs Xerox Single Reverse Saver Tab and Single Straight Saver Tabs 30% postconsumer Report indexing tabs Xerox Supplies
800/822-2200
Xerox Website
LABELS
Coated Labels Xerox Recycled Matte-Coated Labels 10% postconsumer Xerox Supplies
800/822-2200
Xerox Website
NOTEBOOK FILLER PAPER

Notebook Filler Paper

Ampad 50% recycled/20% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
NOTEPADS

Easel Pads

Evidence from Ampad Corp. 50% recycled/20% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
Easel Pads Office Depot 60% recycled/40% postconsumer Office Depot office products stores, on-line, catalog
Office Depot Website

Easel Pads

Second Nature from Tops 50% recycled/20% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Ruled Notepads

Ampad from Ampad Corp. 100% recycled/50% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Ruled Notepads

Ecology from Riverside 100% recycled/35% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
Ruled Notepads Ecosource Paper 40% flax, 40% hemp, 20% cotton from linters Small lined notepad on tree free paper Ecosource Paper Website
(Toll Free) 800/665-6944

Ruled Notepads

Envirotech from Ampad Corp. 100% postconsumer, PCF Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Ruled Notepads

Evidence from Ampad Corp. 50% recycled/20% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Ruled Notepads

Norcom 50% recycled/10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Ruled Notepads

Second Nature from Tops 30% postconsumer/30-100% recycled (varies at distributor) Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Sketch Pads

Bienfang 100% newsprint (postconsumer not tracked) Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors, art supply stores

Spiral Notepads

Avery 50% recycled/10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Spiral Notepads

Evidence from Ampad Corp. 50% recycled/20% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors

Spiral Notepads

Greencycle from Ampad Corp. 50% recycled/10% postconsumer Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
PENS, PENCILS

Pens

Stan Miller & Assoc. 33% postconsumer newsprint Stick pens, barrel made with 33% postconsumer newsprint

Stan Miller & Assoc.
(Toll Free) 800/211-5850

Pencils Stan Miller & Assoc. 75% postconsumer newsprint Pencil barrel made from 75% postconsumer newsprint Stan Miller & Assoc.
(Toll Free) 800/211-5850
Pencils Christopher Pierce Enterprises 75% postconsumer newsprint Newspencils - Pencil barrel made from 75% postconsumer newsprint Christopher Pierce Enterprises
916/443-2660
POST-IT NOTES

Post It Notes

3M Some are 100% recycled/30%postconsumer - look for recycled content identification Retail office products stores; on-line, catalog and environmental office products distributors
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
Pencils Christopher Pierce Enterprises 75% postconsumer newsprint Newspencils - Pencil barrel made from 75% postconsumer newsprint Christopher Pierce Enterprises
916/443-2660

Promotional Products - Business-to-Business

Safe Designs 100% recycled/20-100% postconsumer, depending on individual products Printed with your organization name or logo on Post-It Notes, Post-It Paper Cubes, Desk and Wall Calendars, Planners, Appointment Books, Folders, Pens, Desk Clocks, Magnets, more

Safe Designs Website
650/508-2370

Pens, Pencils

Stan Miller & Assoc. 33% -75% postconsumer newsprint Barrel made with postconsumer newsprint

Stan Miller & Assoc.
(Toll Free) 800/211-5850