tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111986574106905173.post1596538059176443308..comments2023-10-28T08:52:41.470-04:00Comments on The Daily Kool: Today's Kool Idea: Dixon Ticonderoga Renew Green Pencil-http://www.blogger.com/profile/10876154225769063536noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111986574106905173.post-30968824019183036942010-03-29T11:43:32.228-04:002010-03-29T11:43:32.228-04:00Just got a set of these pencils home and they will...Just got a set of these pencils home and they will not sharpen in a standard pencil sharpener. Kind of defeats the purpose, and I now have to use them in the garage and sharpen them with a box cutter.Dusty Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182141609537543153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111986574106905173.post-76940081297681623562009-04-27T17:06:00.000-04:002009-04-27T17:06:00.000-04:00Good points, Sue...thanks for the comments. We ju...Good points, Sue...thanks for the comments. We just checked out Smencils (never heard of them), and were VERY impressed...they just might be a today's "kool" idea in the near future!DailyKoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111986574106905173.post-72413207945164863772009-04-27T15:52:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:52:00.000-04:00Uh, that's great, but what is the other 70% of the...Uh, that's great, but what is the other 70% of the pencil made of? Toxic adhesives to make the pulverized tire pieces stick together? Just wondering. And, what happens to those bits of tire when the pencil is sharpen? They end up in a landfill, forever. Sounds like it could be green washing to me. Trees are renewable, we just have to be responsible about not making products we don't need. How about refillable mechanical pencils made from recycled plastics? Those will last a lot longer, can be recycled again, only use use the graphite and some erasers. I like the idea of the Smencils, too.suenoreply@blogger.com