Oregon based TreeSmart makes pencils from 100% recycled newspaper. The company perfected a process that turns the newspaper back into wood, fit to make solid pencils. Products include recycled newpaper pencils, color pencils, and recycled rulers.

Write for miles on one cool looking pen! Americans throw away 1.6 billion disposable pens per year. Swiss made Seven Year Pens, by Seltzer, hide a jumbo ink cartridge inside, which prolongs their life to seven years. The pens come in fun colors and styles.

According to the EPA, Americans throw away 1.6 billion disposable pens every year. These B2P (Bottle to Pen) ball point pens are the world’s first pens made from 86% post-consumer recycled plastic water bottles. Retractable and refillable.