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Gone are the days of boring yellow No. 2 pencils. In are the days of resourceful pencils made out of recycled newspapers.

Pencils aren’t as earth-friendly as we would like to think. In fact, parents might be shocked to find out that the yellow pencils they grew up using are made out of the 4 billion trees cut down worldwide for paper industries — which leads to deforestation and habitat loss. They are also harmful because they are processed with toxic chemicals in factories which pollutes our air.

This was news to me too. And has shifted my thoughts.

That’s why I love Treesmart, a recycled pencil company that uses old newspapers instead of wood.

Lesson 1: Fun Facts about non toxic TreeSmart Pencils

• All pencils are made with latex-free erasers
• Whole newspaper sheets are rolled around HB high-quality #2 graphite.
• No mulching or mixing with toxic recycling chemicals.
• They sharpen easily, just like wood!