{"id":604529,"date":"2025-09-18T15:19:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=604529"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:25:55","slug":"7-back-to-school-tips-for-a-greener-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/news\/7-back-to-school-tips-for-a-greener-year\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Back-to-School Tips for a Greener Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1. Opt for sustainable school supplies<\/strong><br>Choose notebooks made from recycled paper, non-toxic crayons, and eco-friendly markers. Before shopping, check what you already have at home\u2014often, last year\u2019s unused supplies can still be put to good use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Pack eco-friendly lunches<\/strong><br>Replace single-use plastics with reusable containers, snack bags, and stainless-steel water bottles. Cloth napkins and waste-free lunch gear make a big difference, and healthy organic snacks add to the impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Walk, bike, or carpool<\/strong><br>Cut down on emissions by choosing active transportation whenever possible. If driving is necessary, carpool with neighbors or coordinate school runs to reduce fuel use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Support green practices at school<\/strong><br>Encourage your child\u2019s school to embrace sustainability\u2014whether through recycling, composting, energy efficiency, water conservation, or even starting a school garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Buy organic and fair-trade snacks<\/strong><br>Organic snacks minimize pesticide exposure, while fair-trade products support sustainable farming and fair wages. Both are healthy, planet-friendly options for lunchboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Choose eco-friendly clothing<\/strong><br>Select back-to-school clothing made from organic cotton or recycled materials. These options are durable, comfortable, and much gentler on the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Encourage your child to become an Earth Ranger!<\/strong><br>Joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/membership\/\">Earth Rangers<\/a> empowers kids to take real action for the environment. Members access fun missions, challenges, and resources that help them become leaders in their homes, schools, and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Opt for sustainable school suppliesChoose notebooks made from recycled paper, non-toxic crayons, and eco-friendly markers. Before shopping, check what you already have at home\u2014often, last year\u2019s unused supplies can still be put to good use. 2. Pack eco-friendly lunchesReplace single-use plastics with reusable containers, snack bags, and stainless-steel water bottles. Cloth napkins and waste-free [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141667,"featured_media":10568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1374],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-604529","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141667"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":604530,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604529\/revisions\/604530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}