O'BON

 O’BON a United States Based Company was born out of a new, revolutionary process in pencil making. By rolling a used sheet of newspaper around a stick of graphite, they began creating pencils that were superior to the outdated wood versions that are all too common today. Not only does the method protect the graphite much better than the old wood version, the pencils are also the more environmentally responsible choice & non-toxic.

Every minute, an area of rainforest the size of 20 football fields combined is cut down, partly due to the creation of conventional wood pencils. O’BON stands firmly behind the notion that to lose such a massive chunk of diverse ecosystem is completely unacceptable.

This ambition to reduce deforestation on our planet makes up the foundation of their business, and is represented ever so beautifully in the designs that they use. Today, O’BON pencils are made to represent several different themes, and they dedicate the Wildlife Series so passionately to the animals that they are trying to protect. In addition, a percentage of the revenue they receive from every product they sell goes back into the community, either through education or charities in an effort to make our world an even better place to live.

Together with the Pencils, O,BON produce notebooks using Bagasse paper
Bagasse, pronounced “Buh-Gas”, is essentially what remains after the sugarcane plant is drained of its juice.
 

This left over pulp or fiber has outstanding and very useful qualities: 

• It grows almost like a weed. Fast growing in a thick mono-culture setting, it can be grown yearly with little wear and tear on the earth and soil 
• It doesn’t need heavy fertilizers, nor does it demand much more than rainwater to grow. As sugarcane grows in the tropics, rain and sun is plentiful. It grows very quickly and costs very little 
• Most importantly, the fiber or pulp that is often just thrown away has great uses. This fiber can be used to make paper, spoons, forks, plates and boxes, thus minimizing the demand for plastic. Best of all, these products can be made with little energy, no chlorine or other toxic chemicals

O'BON A5 Spiral Notebook - Strawberry

$5.95