Back-to-School Shopping or Back-to-School Waste?

Dreaded by children, highly anticipated by parents, the first day of school is right around the corner! With the new school year comes new shoes, new pens, and a new outfit... Ethical Ocean took a look at the hefty environmental cost of all that 'new' and the waste that comes with it.  See what we learned in the infographic below.

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<a href="http://www.ethicalocean.com/content/back-school-waste-infographic?view=infographic"><img src="http://www.ethicalocean.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/back-to-school-waste.png" alt="Back to School Waste?" title="Back to School Waste"></a> <p>via Ethical Ocean - <a href="http://www.ethicalocean.com">eco friendly products</a>, fair trade and vegan shopping.</p> <p>

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