Ecopaper Premium Paper Pen

Our Price: $1.00
Style: biro-style pen
Ingredients: made from recycled paper
Colours:
Blue outer / blue ink
Grey outer / black ink
Red outer / red ink

Small things can have big impacts. Every year over 10 billion plastic pens worldwide are thrown out and end up in landfill. In Australia alone, over 140 million pens are sold annually, with the majority discarded after a single use and ending up as long-term problematic waste. This results in around 700 tonnes or 1100 cu metres of plastic waste being dumped in local government landfill sites across Australia.

Now there's a better alternative: Pens which have less environmental impact as the rigid outer tube or casing is made from 100% recycled paper. (The pen refill is a normal ball-point insert). Help close the recycling loop, by using and reusing recycled products. The recycled pens and pencils in the range come from a variety of manufacturers in the European Community and Asia.

Ecopaper was formed in Sydney in the late 1980's to promote the use of recycled paper office products. They were the first company in Australia to market 100% recycled stationery, initially imported from Europe and then manufactured in Australia. Ecopaper aim has always been to promote local acceptance of, a market for, and ultimately manufacture of, recycled and sustainable products in Australia. In recent years their focus has shifted to the writing implements market in Australia.

"Walking the walk" - Ecopaper follow principles of personal sustainable living and ethical business practices including: the purchase of Green Energy, greenhouse abatement of motor vehicle emissions through tree planting, maintenance of ethical business relationships, support of environmental and aid organisations, rainwater harvesting, greywater treatment & reuse, composting, recycling, reusing and reducing packaging, and reduction of landfill waste to the absolute minimum.