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ACT: Each year, in the United States alone, we discard and send 1.6 BILLION plastic disposable pens to landfills. Take a look at what that number actually looks like: 1,600,000,000
Mind-boggling, isn’t it? And it is believed that most components of those pens will never biodegrade either… (and the image just got uglier, didn’t it?)
The better solution? Invest in a refillable pen. The refills are no more expensive than disposable pens and the waste they produce is substantially less.
The pen may be “mightier than the sword,” but the refillable pen is “mighty green”.
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WOW This is one little thing that I never really thought of in my constant quest to be more “green.” I really like how you discussed something that I’m sure a lot of people never really thought about (I hope I’m not the only one!)
Scarlett – you’re not the only one!
but it’s amazing the little things we discover that really add up!
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