Green Options » smencil http://greenoptions.com/tag/smencil Posts tagged 'smencil' Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:53:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Smencils http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/07/28/smencils/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/07/28/smencils/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:53:53 +0000 John Simonetta http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/07/28/smencils/ This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of ProformaGreen, an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy. John’s blogs are designed to keep us up to date on the “greening” of his industry.

What do you get when you combine recycled newspapers, #2 graphite and the breezy scent of bubble gum. Well of course that would be a Smencil.

Smencil brand pencils are one of the best ideas we have seen for getting kids and teens excited about recycling and thinking green. They are very easy to understand and the kids love them.

Smencils start as old newspaper tightly rolled around a #2 graphite writing core until pencils of typical thickness are formed. Then they’re hardened - allowing them to be sharpened just like wood pencils.

Next they are soak with gourmet liquid scents and once dried the erasers are attached and stickers are applied around each unit to identify which scent was infused into each Smencil.

Lastly, each Smencil is put into its own Freshness Tube. Scents are guaranteed to last up to two years, in or out or their tubes.

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