Greetings!
We're all students of the world, from the first day of pre-school until we're old and gray. And whether we're aware of it or not, we're teachers and mentors too. Simply bringing your own coffee mug to the cafe can inspire a total stranger to follow suit. Suddenly, you're a role model!
This week is about planet-friendly schooling for the kid in all of us. Learning laboratories include the home, office, and classroom, so we've got tips to inspire a greener, safer routine, wherever you are. Check out recycled supplies and books, eco-friendly backpacks, non-toxic lunch pails, and more.
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Featured Product: Big Kid Eco Pack
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 Watching your kid head off to school can pull on those heart strings. But you'll be all smiles when your little angel hops onto the school bus in a Dante Beatrix backpack. Check out all their Earth-lovin' designs. You might just find something there for you too. Click for Big Kid Eco Pack
Dante Beatrix Big Kid Eco Pack
  "Constructed with nylon made entirely from recycled plastic drinking bottles, and trimmed with biodegradable canvas, this durable backpack helps your 5 to 10 year-old do a little something for the environment while carrying their books to school..." Click to read more
- Claire T.Got a back-to-school story with a green angle? Blog about it at SustainLane.com!
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Feature: In With the New and Out With the Old
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 Back to school means hitting the books. But how do you concentrate on your homework when trees are being slaughtered willy-nilly? We've got tips to help you get the books you need, and get rid of the ones you don't, on a tree-free budget!
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Featured Business: The Green Office
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 Just in time to go back to school, The Green Office has discounts for teachers and students. They offer entire kits of eco-friendly, non toxic school supplies at reasonable prices. A shining example of green business in action, Green Office provides climate conscious shipping and sustainability consulting.
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Great Alternatives
 "Their products tend to be a little more on the pricey side, but for the benefit to the ecosystem are more than worth it. It's been said before but the owners are MORE than passionate about the products. . click to read more
- Angel M.Agree? Disagree? E-mail us at community@sustainlane.com!
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Spotlight: Stress-Free & Back To School
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 Stress is a manageable fact of life and we've got the cure for your loopy brain waves. So, when back-to-school time comes around, what's your stress style? Most people fall into one of three camps:
1. Anxious Adult Student or Lifelong Learner - With so many conflicting priorities and obligations, the key to your success is focus. Prescription: Fair-trade organic coffees and teas, yoga, and an electronic organizer.
2. Nervous Parent - Are you the one with separation anxiety? Not ready to let the little tyke out of your sight? Prescription: Pack a lunch box full of nutritious snacks from your CSA, squeeze a buckwheat pillow and breathe deeply. It's time to relax and let go.
3. Partying Parent - Woo hoo! After a summer of non-stop activity, having kids out of your hair is cause for celebration! Now you can entertain yourself and your friends. Prescription: An organic Bing Cherry Amaretto Jubilee. Make it a double.
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Staff Pick: To Go Ware
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 Is your portable picnic laden with stained, toxin-leaching plastic containers? We admit we have a cabinet-full. Perhaps it's time to upgrade to an easy-to-clean, durable and toxin-free container. Check out this two-tiered steel food carrier that keeps your food fresh and yummy. Celebrity endorser Woody Harrelson claims to carry one with him everywhere.
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Great For Kids
 "Whenever we travel or my two year old Izzy goes off with his manny (read: Jedi trainer, once a week) for the day, we always pack To-Go Ware. That way we can make him both cold and warm food. . ." click to read more
- Jay G.
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Eco-Learning In The News
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 Non-Toxic Tips To Use And Reuse
Get eight little pointers to green up back-to-school season
Fuel The Body, Feed The Brain
Good advice for eating right at school, even on sloppy Joe day.
Conscious Co-Eds
Don't fail Dorm Decor 101. By losing the plastics and going all-natural, you can create a green dream come true.
The Sane Lane
Gotta drive to school and save on fuel? Yes, indeed. It's time to carpool.
Upgrade And Get Paid
Whether you're replacing a laptop this fall, or just getting rid of an old one, you'll want to know about Cash For Laptops.
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Write Reviews and Win
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 What did you think of the school supplies in our newsletter? Have any sustainable or healthy living products you think are awesome but that we didn't mention? Get those feelings out where they can benefit others - recommend them to the SustainLane community!
As a little incentive, every review or article written on SustainLane in the next week will count as one ticket in a raffle to win a brand new laptop lunchbox donated by Nubius Organics. What are you waiting for? Get reviewing!
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Video: Model School Recycling
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 When a Kansas school lunch lady saw a need for recycling program, she took matters into her own, latex-gloved hands and became a hair-netted crusader for green values. Click to view
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