Sustainable Office Supplies

Green thinking starts at your desk. Staples offers a wide variety of eco-friendly and recycled office and shipping supplies for a sustainable workspace. 
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Eco shopping made simple
It shouldn't be difficult to find and purchase environmentally responsible products. That's why Staples developed the Eco-ID program. Eco-ID is our primary environmental icon meant to help you find products that meet strong, credible standards for environmental performance aligned to guidance from independent experts. Just look for the icon when you shop.
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Products meeting credible eco certifications and features qualify for Eco-ID.¹
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The Eco-ID logo is a simple way to identify eco-responsible products when shopping online.

Did you know? Choosing 30% recycled papers on average reduces the carbon footprint of the product 7%. Image features ream of paper.
Did you know? U.S. forests are a renewable natural resource and grow approximately 2 times more tree volume than is harvested each year.
Did you know? 65-69% of paper based packaging in the U.S. is recovered for recycling, more than any other material.
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Shredding made easy with iron mountain. Shred copy paper, file folders, spiral bound notebooks, and more with Iron Mountain's flexible pickup shredding options. Learn more.
It's recycling day everyday! Did you know you can recycle school supplies, tech, ink & toner, batteries, and more in Staples stores? Learn more.
Here are the qualifying features that allow a product to earn the Eco-ID mark. Qualifying attributes are included in the product specifications and/or product details. Certifications / standards • bluesign® • BPI compostable® • Compost Manufacturing Alliance • Cradle to Cradle™ Bronze or above • Energy Star® • EPA Design for Environment • EPA Safer Choice • EPA Water Sense • EPEAT™ • EWG verified™ • Fair Trade™ • Food Alliance™ • Forest Stewardship Council® • Green Seal® • Indoor Advantage Gold™ • Intertek Clean Air Gold™ • LEVEL® • Made Safe® • MAS certified green® • OK Compost Home • OK Compost Industrial • Rainforest Alliance™ • TCO certified • UL EcoLogo® • UL Greenguard GOLD® • USDA Certified Biobased • USDA Organic® & Made with Organic Other features • 20% to 30% minimum post-consumer recycled content (varies by product category) • 30% minimum agricultural residue, rapidly renewable, or bio-based content • high yield ink and toner cartridges • remanufactured ink and toner cartridges • writing instrument refills • refillable pens and pencils with either 50%+ total recycled content or 30%+ post-consumer recycled content • markers that are AP nontoxic certified and either refillable, contain 50%+ total recycled content, or contain 30%+ post-consumer recycled content • rechargeable batteries • recycling container solutions for hard to recycle items like electronics, batteries, and other waste streams Eco-ID is a program developed by Staples. It is designed to help customers find products sold by Staples meeting specific environmental features. The criteria for Eco-ID were developed based on internal expertise and publicly available guidance developed by credible third-party organizations. Specific attributes a given product meets to qualify for the Eco-ID mark are identified in the product details or specifications. Staples depends on supplier provided information to determine qualifying products. For USDA Certified Biobased products that achieve a minimum of 30% bio-based content. Varies by product category. Most products need to meet 30% post-consumer content, but a few categories allow 20% or 25% post-consumer content. Some product categories also require additional features to be present. For example, binders must have 30% post-consumer content and be made with PVC-free plastic, calculators must contain 25% post-consumer plastic and be solar powered. Ink and toner cartridges with recycled content do not qualify for Eco-ID unless they are high yield or remanufactured.