We going back to school in a little bit and I was looking for idea to reduce my waste on that part. There is so many one use items there, usually sell wrapped in a lot of paper and plastic.
One question I have is about fountain pen : Is it better than ball pen given the plastic ink reservoirs that are discarded. I’m open to any suggestion on the back-to-school topic.
Here are mine :
- Always check what is not use or not finish for the past year before starting your shopping list
- Trade with family, friend and neighbour what your didn’t need last year for something they didn’t use
- Buy single unwrapped pen, felt pen and alike in stationery store. Bonus, buying the one or two felt pens or highlighters color you saves a lot
- Use a small white/black-board instade of a draftbook.
i’m a fountain pen user. while you can use single use cartridges, there are also refillable cartridges and pens that just have a reservoir to fill manually with a bottle of ink. i have a refillable cartridge but honestly i prefer just filling a disposable cartridge with a syringe.
might be harder to use a refillable something if this is for a child.
and i’m not sure about how wasteful refillable ballpoint pen is vs fountain pen cartridges. maybe one cartridge for ballpoint lasts longer but i’m not sure.
