Green Okinawa(19) Eco-friendly school supplies

Getting ready for your child to start elementary school? Unprepared for the long list of school supplies you will need? Check out secondhand shopping outlets for economical, eco-friendly, and charitable options.

• Mercari is an online marketplace to buy and sell used items.
• Okinawa Everything Baby, Maternity & Toddler, B/S/T is a Facebook page to buy, sell, or trade anything baby, toddler, teen, or maternity related.
• Oki Hands Oki Heart and Help Oki are both charity thrift stores in Okinawa. The proceeds raised support orphans.
• Manga Souko secondhand stores are in various locations in Okinawa.

Do you have any tips on where to buy the infamous elementary school backpacks and other school supplies? Please share your eco tips with us.

Photo credit: https://quickhelpjapan.com/blogs/4523

This post was developed in collaboration with Kate Whitfield, Yoshimawa Nakamura (OIST Resource Centre)