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Q: Where can I buy eco-friendly office supplies and stationary?

A: Eco-friendly office supplies and stationary are far more wide ranging than recycled paper and envelopes, although those are obviously widely available.  There is everything from pens and notebooks made from plastic bags to cards made from sheep poo.  The links below will take you to some of these suppliers.

Office Shopping

Links:

The Green Office - Office supplies that don't cost the earth!  As a company they are increasingly aware of the responsibility of us all to respect our environment and therefore they only select products that are environmentally benign or have clear environmental advantages over standard stationery items.  They sell everything from paper, books, pens and diaries, to files, folders, inks, glue and even first aid kits.

http://www.thegreenoffice.co.uk

The Green Stationary Company - selects products that are environmentally benign or have environmental advantages over the standard stationery equivalents. They aim to maintain sustainable business practices within a culture that respects all life and honours its independence, and to ease their customers' path to a modern, low-impact office.  They also stock a wide range of office stationary, including paper, ink, storage, pens and pencils and other office accessories.  Discounts are available on bulk orders.

http://www.greenstat.co.uk

Creative Paper Wales - are the makers of beautiful handcrafted papers and paper products including the unique and wonderful Sheep Poo Paper™.   All their paper is made from recycled materials and their processes are designed to live up to the highest environmental and quality standards possible.  They stock a range of cards, papers, envelopes and even maps, all made out of sheep poo.

http://www.creativepaperwales.co.uk/

I purchased an EcoZone staple-free stapler the other week, so thought I would share a quick review of the product.

Well for a starter it was only a fiver, so that's the price question covered. You can find having a green label adds a stack to the cost. It comes in a plastic package but is small and there is no wasted packaging.

Functionally it works much like a stapler only is obviously much smaller so is slightly more fiddly to use. It basically punches a whole through the sheets of paper then folds the punched out section back up and then through another smaller hole. It can only staple up to about 4 sheets of paper but does hold them securely and is easily separated if needed. It does do more damage to the paper than ordinary staples though due to the larger hole but this can be folded back down when unstapled so no information is lost from the papers.

Overall it is a really handy little device and will save a lot of metal over time, but won't replace your stapler completely.

Rating 4/5.

Buy it here

Review: EcoZone Eco-Stapler