Incorporating sustainability into your back-to-school preparations (whether you are a parent, teacher, or awesome cousin) doesn’t have to be chaotic or expensive. From backpacks to snacks, check out our top tips for making sustainability cool at school!

There is a hint of crunchy leaves 🍂 and dusty books 📚 on the air this month as college students prepare to return to universities. If you are a college student interested in sustainability (or saving money!), or if you know a college student, we have some great tips below on sustainable dorm life that are easy, light on the wallet, and good for the planet!

Welcome to Trash Talk Tuesday! It’s that time of year again where the scent of crayons and copy paper fills the stores as the back-to-school shoppers crowd the aisles! There is something truly lovely about starting the new year with a brand new No. 2 pencil, a trendy backpack, or supplies to donate to your favorite teacher. What’s not cool is the mounds and mounds of single-use products and packaging taking up the shelves and heavily marketed to busy parents and teachers who are just doing their best. What’s a sustainable student to do?

Please click here or on the image to watch this week’s Trash Talk Tuesday on reducing waste as you go back to school!