What is more eco-friendly: mechanical or regular pencils?

Question

I'm guessing mechanincal since they're reusable and you don't need to cut tree to make them....?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It depends on how often you loose your pencil. If you are like me and loose your writing materials constantly (I swear someone is stealing them...), wood is better. If you are responsible enough to hang onto a mechanical pencil to fill it 2x, the mechanical is the right choice. Also, I do a lot of erasing. if i had a mechanical pencil I could keep for more than a week, I would need to buy one of those mechanical erasers too.

Answer 3

mechanical they'll out last a pencil, you can even purchase Eco safe lead substitutes for the pen

Answer 4

A good mechanical pencil will last you a long time. Mine is still in good condition and I got it when I was in 5th grade (I'm going into 10th now).

The only thing is, it cost 11-12 dollars. Cheep ones don't last as long as regular pencils. Even the 5 dollar ones break in a couple of months. Which is better off in the ground?

A wooden pencil or a plastic mechanical pencil?

Answer 5

I think regular wood pencils. The wood is renewable.

The metal and plastic that make the mechanical

pencil are finite.

Answer 6

Neither of them. Regular ones made out of wood and mechanical ones out of plastic. Wood from trees and plastic from oil. They waste a lot of resources.

Answer 7

I agree that mechanical is more eco-friendly.  but if u invest like $10 on a high quality retractable  mechanical pencil, then i think it will last u many many years.

Answer 8

the one without the wood :D