Recycled Notebooks

A recycled notebook is a great option to take notes by hand while also helping out the environment. By choosing to use a recycled notebook, you’re both reducing your personal volume of paper consumption, and getting necessary work done at the same time. The key to maintaining a recycled notebook is proper storage and using the right materials, including pens, markers, pencils, and erasers. Pairing the right accessories and writing instruments will help ensure you get the most out of your recycled notebook. Most importantly though, this will help increase your recycled notebook’s longevity, which will help your ecological footprint.

What Material Is Used to Make a Recycled Notebook?

A recycled notebook is made of a variety of materials and can be made in several different ways. Recycled notebooks available at Staples, like many of our other environmentally friendly paper products, are either made of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper, have an Eco-ID, or are made of recycled paper.

If a recycled notebook is FSC-certified, this means the wood the recycled notebook was made from came from forests that have been environmentally and economically managed. Recycled paper notebooks also can have an Eco-ID. This means you can purchase the recycled notebook knowing it has been made with environmentally responsible practices. Finally, a recycled notebook made of “recycled paper” means the notepad is made of reconstituted paper, or in other words, used paper that has been remade into recycled paper notebooks. It’s also possible that a recycled notebook is made of a combination of the three! Either way, you can expect the recycled paper notebook you choose to be durable, sustainable, and a great place to record important notes, memos, or ideas – all while being environmentally conscious.

What Are the Primary Features of a Recycled Notebook?

The primary benefit of a recycled notebook is that it is ecologically sound. Not only are recycled paper notebooks created in the most cruelty-free manner, but these notepads are also designed with acid-free paper, which means the paper can be recycled after use. Several of the options for a recycled notebook have also been designed with perforated paper, which means you can tear the sheets out with ease.

Recycled notebooks also come in a variety of sizes, ranging from 5” x 7” to standard recycled 8.5” x 11” notebooks and notepads. This means you can easily find a recycled notebook that suits your needs, whether you need a small recycled notebook as a portable, daily journal to doodle and capture your thoughts, a medium-sized recycled notebook to take notes in a class or a meeting, or a large recycled notebook to draw out bigger sketches or ideas — the possibilities are endless. There’s also the added bonus that, unlike your phone or electronic devices, a recycled notebook will never run out of batteries!

Another feature you can choose from is whether or not you want your recycled notebook to be a spiral notebook. There are a variety of recycled spiral notebooks and notepads to choose from. These notebooks are a great choice if you want to have a notebook that can lie completely flat on a writing surface.