Pencils....What's more environmentally friendly?

Question

to use mechanical pencils, or wood pencils?

I haven't really thought of this before, but it crossed my mind today. What is more environmentally friendly? I can't really come up with an answer, it seems like it could be double-sided.

Answer 1

wood it is a renewable source and it is also biodegradable. the mechanical plastic things are just more c**p in land fills

Answer 2

mechanical pencils, they dont have ot cut down a tree

Answer 3

I go with woodcase pencils which will biodegrade when finished and are made from trees which can be replaced.

Papermate makes a line of wood pencils called EarthWrite that are made from recycled wood.  I use these a lot.

Answer 4

great question

it depends on how many you use. if you go through many pencils a day, id say mechaical, because your only replacing the lead.

however, if you didnt use them as much, id say go with wood. less plastic!

Answer 5

doesn't matter use either one.

Answer 6

chalk & eraseable black boards like they used up until 50 years ago.

chalk & slate are natural,consume no electricity & last forever.