Many of us are trying to live more sustainable lifestyles by
wasting less, recycling more, and purchasing products made with
recycled materials. What about our kids at school? Does back-to-
school shopping - which doesn’t really end when the kids are
back to school - offer an opportunity to teach our kids a thing
or two about sustainability? It absolutely does, now that more
and more school supplies are made with recycled materials,
spurred in large part by progress in plastics recycling. By
taking just a bit of extra time shopping for and seeking out
products made with recycled materials, you and your kids can
help the environment, learn a valuable lesson, and maybe even
feel a little better about your purchases. Every kid wants a
cool backpack for the school year, and parents want to make sure
it will stand up to many months - or possibly years - of heavy
lifting. And dropping. And dragging. Some companies now make
tough, durable backpacks using fabrics made with recycled
plastics. The fabrics typically begi