Unpainted Pencil: Our favorite pencil ever. Made from sustainably-forested incense cedar by General’s Pencil Company in New Jersey (one of the last American pencil factories), and not sullied by a coat of paint that creates micro plastics when sharpened (paint is plastic).
Metal Sharpener: German made, compact, and equipped with two replacement blades built in.
Wax Highlighter: These "china markers" have been around for ages, and their bright yellow wax makes them the perfect replacement for disposable plastic highlighters.
Stainless Steel Pen + Refill: Available as an add-on. This substantial stainless steel ballpoint pen is a handsome reminder that pens should not be disposable. Even the extra ink cartridges are plastic free.
Pencil Tin Set Includes:
+ Recyclable Aluminum Pencil Tin
+ 100% Wool Liner
+ Unpainted, Sustainably Forested Pencil
+ Metal Sharpener, 2 extra blades
+ Natural Rubber Eraser
+ Wax Highlighter
Tin: 7 5/8" x 1 7/8" x 5/8"
Hundreds of millions of plastic, vinyl, nylon, and canvas pencil cases are eternally stuck in landfills, and millions more sit on store shelves soon to be added.
Our recyclable aluminum pencil tin is intentionally slim and fitted with the essentials you need, and nothing you don't.
Aluminum Recycling:
+ Pencil Tin (can be recycled with cans)
Compost:
+ Wool Liner
+ Pencil shavings
Paper Recycling:
+ Cardboard Packaging
+ Wax Highlighter paper
Scrap Metal:
+ Metal Sharpener, 2 extra blades
+ Stainless Steel Pen and Metal Refill
(We hope you have no need for scrap metal recycling and you're able to pass this pen down for generations to come - it's that great).
RETURNS
Free within 30 days of receipt.
If there is an issue with your purchase, please reach out so we can make it right.
SHIPPING
Orders typically packed within 24-48 hours Monday - Friday.
Orders ship via USPS or UPS. Shipping prices are the actual rates we pay (the true cost of shipping from Northern CA. - Sorry Maine!). As we grow, we will negotiate more favorable shipping rates, but for now, we pack every order (plastic-free), load up our cars, and deliver to a post office in a nearby town because our local Post Office refuses to accept or pick up the “large” number of packages we have outgoing on a normal basis.
Thanks for your patience while we navigate how to scale what we’re doing!
I’ve always refilled my pens rather than tossing disposable plastic pens, but my mechanical pencil, highlighters and pencil cases have been plastic. This set brings together really good supplies without plastic waste. I’m glad I purchased it, and have recommended it to people who ask about it.
I have purchased several of these and have been pleased with them, especially now that they come with a rubber band to keep them closed. I like the wool liner. The cases I have received are steel not aluminum, which is fine. I keep mechanical pencils and leads in one, woodworking pencils in another, and a marking knife and pencil in a third. Very satisfied.
Pencils and case are sweet. Compact, sustainable materials. Glad I discovered them in a NYT article.
I ordered this pencil tin set and extra pencils a few months ago and have enjoyed everything about it. All the included products are high quality, simple, and sturdy. As odd as it might sound, using these products bring me joy. I noticed on the website this item may not be restocked once it sells out, so I've bought two more sets in different tin colors...That's how much I love this product.
I'm not a student but the format of the student planner is great for those of us with 5 or so main areas that we focus on through the course of any given week. It's cheap and unlike anything else out there for seeing a project flow through the days.
paper quality is lovely. Also love the pencil box!