Eco-Friendly
If you're looking for environmentally friendly products and gifts, The Colby Bookstore offers a variety of practical, functional, and-more importantly-sustainable goods: » We sell a variety of re-useable mugs and water bottles, including USA made Nalgenes. » Recycled three and five subject spiral notebooks » Recycled filler paper » Earth-Friendly Burt's Bees products » LED bulbs, which last longer and use less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs. » Recycled Paper Greetings cards have been printed on recycled paper since 1971. Learn more at their website. » Whiteboards and Expo products » We sell re-usable tote bags. » Our Blue Book exams books are actually Green Books. They are made with recycled paper. » Whenever possible, we purchase books published by Penguin Random House, a company that constantly seeks to reduce energy use and implement sustainable practices. » Much of the Bookstore marketing is done electronically. » When students order books online through our website, we only offer in-store pickup to reduce on shipping costs and materials. » Our Spirit Recycled Soda Bottle Colby College Lanyard is made of 100% post consumer recycled material. » We sell a variety of eco-friendly cleaning supplies. » Several of our Under Armour items are made from recycled bottles that are broken down and woven into yarn. Learn more about this fascinating process here. » We allows customers to pay by credit card, which helps create a "paperless office." Many of our invoices are done electronically, which cuts down on paper use. » We source locally as much as possible. » Our Jillson & Roberts gift wrapping supplies include recycled wrapping and tissue paper and raffia that is sustainably harvested from trees which are unharmed. » We carry many eco-friendly school supplies, including our:
» The only index cards we sell are recycled, with a minimum of 30% post-consumer waste. » We sell a variety of recycled and sustainable non-Colby imprinted school supplies, from scissors to folders to pens and pencils. » We reuse our Bookstore gift cards instead of throwing them away after one use.
More earth-friendly facts about the Bookstore: » The Bookstore is LEED certified at the Silver level by U.S. Green Building Council. Some of the factors in LEED Silver certification are:
» Re-uses other packing materials and boxes internally » Bookstore lower level and offices are lit with LED bulbs » Recycle paper, cardboard, printer cartridges, plastics, and metal. » Uses wood and metal hangers instead of disposable plastic ones » Colby rescue sale » Paper in our printers is 100% recycled, with no chlorine used in the production process » Work with other departments to combine mailings.
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