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10 Green Tips for Back to School

August 9, 2013 By LaVonne

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green tips for back to school

That time of year has come again! The kids are heading back to school and they are filled with excitement to see their friends and experience new things. The new school year is a new beginning filled with new teachers, experiences, and lessons. You can start off in the right direction by being environmentally friendly in your preparations for this school year. Take some advice from the Leafmen and follow these ten tips for going green to ensure you have an EPIC school year!

10 Green Tips for Back to School

1. Before heading to the store in search of supplies, take inventory of what items are left over from last year that can still be used this time around. Shopping for school can be exciting with all of the bright, fun items! Try to make sure you aren’t forgetting what you came for and don’t buy any unnecessary products that will go to waste.

2. When you have reduced your list of school supplies to the necessities, ensure that you think about what you buy. Look for pens and pencils that can be refilled or supplies that are made from recycled product. Read the labels and make smart decisions to help preserve the magic of Moonhaven!

3. There are so many ways to decrease the pollutants created by getting to and from school each day! If your child’s school has a bussing system, let them take the bus with their neighborhood friends each day. For older kids who live close to school, walking or biking each day not only provides them with exercise, but also completely eliminates any pollution from cars.

4. The Leafmen made their own clothes and armor from natural products to help protect the environment. You can also make a difference with your clothes by arranging a clothing swap party with some of your kids’ friends!
Everyone will walk away with new clothes and a happy conscience when they realize they are helping the environment!

5. The end of the day can be quite hectic as you run around dropping kids off at various after school activities! You can save your sanity and the earth by setting up a carpool schedule with other parents. Bonus: your kids will love the extra time with their friends!

6. When packing lunch for your little ones, keep the residents of Moonhaven on your mind. Invest in reusable water bottles, lunch boxes, and food containers. The kids will probably have tons of fun picking out lunch supplies with fun patterns and themes! Buying these products will also conserve tons of unnecessary waste!

7. The packaging isn’t the only part of lunch you can change to become more green! Send healthy, eco-friendly snacks and lunches with your little ones each day. Things like local, organic fruits and veggies are a great addition to your kids’ lunch!

8. In Epic, Queen Tara wears a gorgeous dress made from flower petals and leaves! You can get creative like her by changing the style of your backpack! Instead of purchasing a new bag every year, have a craft day and let your kids change up their bag with patches, paint, or other supplies.

9. Find out if your school already has a recycling program in place. If they don’t, take a stand and help set one up for each classroom! If recycling is already part of the plan, be sure to inform your own kids of the benefits of recycling so that they will participate!

10. Consider buying used books for your young students! Look online for gently used books or visit a local bookstore. This tip benefits students from grade school through college, when textbooks get extra expensive!

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About Epic

From the creators of Ice Age, the year’s funniest, most exhilarating animated adventure comes home as EPIC debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Deluxe Edition Blu-ray, and DVD this August 20 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by Chris Wedge (The Ice Age Franchise) and featuring an amazing voice cast including Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Pitbull, and Beyoncé, the blockbuster film comes home just in time to help families become one with nature and end the summer in Epic style.

To celebrate the August 20th release of Epic I have two fun freebies to share with you:

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Disclosure: I will also receive this product as a member of Fox Home Entertainment Insiders.

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Comments

  1. peggy fedison says

    August 9, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    I like the idea for reuseable lunchbox and cloth napkins. they can also use a thermos so it doesnt get thrown out.

  2. Lucy Lopez says

    August 9, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    I will be using the reuseable lunchbox for my child.

  3. Marian Boll says

    August 9, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Lots of rest the week before to get back into the school hours

  4. BusyWorkingMama says

    August 10, 2013 at 6:17 am

    We’re packing a lunch this year and using resusable baggies and containers.

  5. Janice Crespo says

    August 10, 2013 at 6:49 am

    We use re-usable containers for lunches to go 🙂

  6. Leslie Galloway says

    August 10, 2013 at 8:00 am

    I’ll be letting my kiddos take the bus home instead of sitting in the pickup line everyday!

  7. Sandy VanHoey says

    August 10, 2013 at 9:58 am

    I like arranging a clothing swap party with some of your kids’ friends!
    Everyone will walk away with new clothes and a happy conscience when they realize they are helping the environment!

  8. Denise S says

    August 10, 2013 at 11:30 am

    I reuse supplies from last year if they’re in good shape.

  9. April Brenay says

    August 10, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    Reuse backpacks and lunch boxes!

  10. Kathleen says

    August 10, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    I will be using a reusable lunch box instead of paper lunch bags and send a spoon instead of plastic spoons

    kport207 at gmail dot com

  11. Tammy H says

    August 10, 2013 at 2:14 pm

    we don’t use plastic baggies, I purchased fabric eco friendly bags

  12. Irene Cypher says

    August 10, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    If my kids were small I like the idea of reusable containers for lunch.

  13. Jessica To says

    August 10, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    I am going to try to send my son’s lunch in washable and re-usable containers.

  14. Christy Maurer says

    August 10, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    Very good tips! This is the first year we are actually back to school since my kids were always homeschooled. My daughter’s going to college this year and my son to 10th grade. He did take 2 classes last year, so we are reusing his backpack, pencils, and whatever else we can!

  15. Keith W says

    August 10, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    I’ll be taking inventory of what I already have.

  16. christy tai says

    August 10, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    Send kids with reusable stainless steel water bottles instead of plastic which is harmful to the environment and to one’s body.

  17. Carmen S says

    August 10, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    Reusable containers for lunches and wearing hand me down clothes.

  18. Cheryl Abdelnour says

    August 10, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    WHEN MY SON WERE IN SCHOOL WE CARPOOLED. IT WAS GREAT AND A TIME AND MONEY SAVER.

  19. Madonna says

    August 11, 2013 at 3:03 am

    reusable lunch containers and a clothing swap with friends.

  20. Tamar says

    August 11, 2013 at 6:51 am

    I wish we could do the bus in our neighborhood but the citywide busing isn’t until my son is a year older….:(

  21. Charlene S says

    August 11, 2013 at 9:06 am

    Use a reusable bottle for water.

  22. Sarah Hall says

    August 11, 2013 at 10:06 am

    I will be using step 2 which is to pack his lunch in reusable and washable containers.

  23. Donna Pyszk says

    August 11, 2013 at 10:56 am

    I will re use lunch boxes for school lunches

  24. ReggieMann says

    August 11, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    I will be using Tip #10 – Consider buying used books for your young students!

  25. Dawn Monroe says

    August 12, 2013 at 3:05 am

    I like the tip to use reusable lunch containers and drink containers. If you can get your child to bring them home.

  26. David says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:23 am

    reusable lunchbox

  27. amy williams says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    love the one about the lunch box my youngest only wants to pack all the time

  28. Leanne M says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    I love my kids reusable lunch boxes with the built in compartments.

  29. Amy Orvin says

    August 13, 2013 at 2:30 am

    Reusing lunch boxes is a good one

  30. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    August 13, 2013 at 5:18 am

    My Tip Is To Use A Reusable Lunch Bag Or Box When Packing Lunches.

  31. Debby Chandler says

    August 13, 2013 at 8:58 am

    I’ll be using all the steps listed. Want to do all I can to help out!

  32. MaryAnn says

    August 13, 2013 at 9:58 am

    I will be buying used textbooks this year.

  33. Mike Bratek says

    August 13, 2013 at 11:08 am

    We always use containers that can be reused for other things.

  34. Christina Graham says

    August 13, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    We use reusable sandwich bags and cloth napkins.

  35. dv8 says

    August 13, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    I discard food waste in compost bins rather than in trash sent to a landfill.

  36. tina reynolds says

    August 13, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    Invest in reusable lunch products and when it is pretty we walk too school its not too far at all

  37. kathy dalton says

    August 14, 2013 at 8:04 am

    reusable containers for sandwixches and drinks

  38. Tami Valentine says

    August 14, 2013 at 11:03 am

    We use reusable, plastic sandwich containers as well as snacks.

  39. Jessamine D. says

    August 14, 2013 at 11:24 am

    I will use a reusable container for my daughter’s snacks 🙂

  40. Jennifer Young says

    August 14, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    I bought a nice backpack for my daughter with a lifetime guarantee so that I can keep using it for many years. Her backpacks last year kept breaking and I kept having to buy new ones. 🙁

  41. Maggie Fout says

    August 14, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    Reusable lunch box, and containers, no plastic forks!.

  42. Jennifer Aldridge says

    August 14, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    I’m a big believer in using reusable snack and sandwich bags or plastic containers for school lunches.

  43. June S. says

    August 14, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    We reuse the plastic little bags also, that the kid’s take to school with them.

  44. Lesley F says

    August 14, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    I like the reuse containers

  45. Donald Schlyer says

    August 14, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    Dont waste money on book covers, use old paper bags

  46. Alba Garza says

    August 15, 2013 at 7:17 am

    clothing swap. My son wears uniforms when he out grows them i bag them up and freecycle them to someone else. Others give us outgrown clothes for my son.

  47. Victoria Carlson says

    August 15, 2013 at 7:38 am

    Investing in reusable lunch bag, water bottle and food containers is a MUST!

  48. Stephanie Larison says

    August 16, 2013 at 7:23 am

    I really like the tip #3!

  49. Donna L says

    August 16, 2013 at 8:19 am

    When my daughter was in school we used reusable lunch bag and we put her food in reusable containers.

  50. kristin sims says

    August 16, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    We use recyclable paper, and paper bags for lunch.

  51. Jemima P says

    August 16, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    I’d like to try watertight plastic water bottles this year

  52. Cheryl W. says

    August 16, 2013 at 9:43 pm

    We are green by using the Tip #5. A bunch of us neighbors carpool to save on gas, to reduce pollution and just to let other moms have a break.

  53. Corey Olomon says

    August 17, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    I try to always use re-useable containers in their lunch instead of plastic baggies and juice boxes.

  54. kelly g says

    August 17, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    the water bottle

  55. Keely Hostetter says

    August 17, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    We reuse lunch containers and always use hand me downs. We only buy what it necessary

  56. heather says

    August 17, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    water bottle one is great tip

  57. Suzanne Denys says

    August 18, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    We are reusing last years lunch bag.

  58. Kristie D. says

    August 19, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    I like the idea of a clothing swap. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.

  59. Julie Goetz says

    August 19, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    I will use the reusable lunch box.

  60. kristin sims says

    August 20, 2013 at 3:42 am

    My son brings his water bottle home everyday in his lunchbox, and we use it over and over again to send kool aid in it.

  61. Melissa E says

    August 20, 2013 at 8:26 am

    We are using reusable zippered pouches instead of baggies!!

  62. Cindy Steed says

    August 20, 2013 at 8:41 am

    We use reusable lunch containers and water bottles

  63. Stephanie Hirsch says

    August 20, 2013 at 10:08 am

    using reuseable containers and packaging for my kids sandwiches and snacks!

  64. Breanne says

    August 21, 2013 at 7:05 am

    I like tip 3

  65. steve weber says

    August 21, 2013 at 9:42 am

    I reuse supplies from last year if they’re in good shape.

  66. Olivia D Hamilton says

    August 21, 2013 at 11:10 am

    We reuse a lot of things from last year. Folders and binders, clothes that still fit and are in good shape, ect. We also pack eco friendly lunches with reusable containers. Thanks!

  67. Jan Lee says

    August 21, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    My niece shares her old books with her cousins 🙂

  68. melina r says

    August 21, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    I will send my kids to school with aluminium water bottles

  69. Crystal Rose says

    August 21, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    I try pack natural healthy snacks with reusable containers.

  70. Paula Tavernie says

    August 22, 2013 at 11:02 am

    We are reusing their Book Bags from last year!

  71. Suzanne Holt says

    August 22, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    I’m with pretty much everyone else on the reusable lunch boxes. I also like the idea of carpooling for after school activities. Time to start collaborating with more parents 🙂
    Thanks for all of the great tips!

  72. Brandi Price says

    August 22, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    Sending drinks in reusable containers is a great idea!

  73. Jill Myrick says

    August 22, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    We will be packing lunches in reusable containers and cloth bags as well as reusable water bottles.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  74. Jennifer says

    August 22, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    We participate in the recycling program at my kids school!

  75. Jacob LaFountaine says

    August 22, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    Reuseable containers for lunch is always a good idea

  76. Candice Hull says

    August 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    I definitely agree with using reusable containers and silverware. Even reusable condiments containers.
    thanks

  77. Vicky D says

    August 22, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    Packing lunches and using a thermos.

  78. Teresa Thompson says

    August 23, 2013 at 5:52 am

    We use reuseable containers.

  79. Debra Hall says

    August 23, 2013 at 9:25 am

    re-useable sandwich and snack containers

  80. June S. says

    August 23, 2013 at 10:10 am

    My husband & I have been recycling everything for years now.

  81. harolde says

    August 23, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    Start shopping early, don’t wait until the last minute!

  82. Rhonda Tenderholt says

    August 23, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    My sons use a lunchbox not a paper bag for their lunches. Trying to get them to use containers instead of plastic bags.

  83. Alissa A says

    August 23, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    I will reuse the lunchbox and use a water bottle.

  84. Susan Smith says

    August 23, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    I use reusable lunch containers and a lunch box instead of sacks and plastic baggies.

  85. Samantha says

    August 23, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    We reuse water bottles and I will definitely unplug!

  86. David Carlson says

    August 23, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    Reusable lunch bags and water bottles.

  87. Laurie Emerson says

    August 23, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    The tip I use is it to carpool with 3 other moms.

  88. Rebecca Lock says

    August 23, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    I use reusable sandwich bags. I bought two for my son and this is his third year using them. They are wonderful and eco friendly.

  89. Roxann says

    August 23, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    We use tip number 6.

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