2022|23 Zero-Waste Academic/Teacher Planner

Font (Cover + Months):
Bayard, named for Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader, Deputy Director of the March on Washington (1963), key ally of MLK Jr., and openly gay.
The company behind the typeface: vocaltype.co
Bayard Typeface on VOCALTYPE.CO
Read More about Bayard Rustin: history.com


*pen markings do not bleed through

Cover materials are made from rapidly renewable resources: hemp and wheat from agricultural waste

Covers:
Wheat: 30% Waste Wheat Fiber, 70% PCW, Dye-Free
Hemp NATURAL: 30% PCW, FSC Certified
Hemp Black: 30% PCW, FSC Certified

Printed + bound locally (Northern California)

Add-On: Sticky Notes Note Pages
Since receiving the samples, I have been using 1-2 sheets per week. I layer them on top of an already full notes page - this keeps me from needing to carry around an additional notebook.

What makes other planners “trash":
Cover Materials: Fabric, leather, pleather
Binding Methods: Book-binding / spiral-binding
Do-dads: Elastic bands, ribbons, plastic tabs

All Wisdom Planners are cover-to-cover 100% authentically recyclable - as opposed to "technically" recyclable - we consult with waste haulers and recyclers to make sure there is true recycling value to our products at the end of their usefulness.


Most other planners on the market are destined for landfill, which means all of the paper, along with the binding and cover materials will be permanent waste (nothing composts in a landfill) for the rest of time.



The current design of spiral bound and book bound planners is the equivalent of cutting down trees and putting them in the trash - it's absurd, environmentally ignorant, and unsustainable.

Place used planner in the paper recycling bin.
If inclined, go the extra mile and tear off the front and back covers and place everything in the paper recycling bin - this makes it easier for recycling haulers to access the white (interior) paper that often fetches higher recycling $$.

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!