Shot in the dark: PVC/BPA-free "plastic" pencil box?

[monkeys_mom]

This is the one thing I haven't been able to find an eco-friendly option for anywhere. Everything else on my son's school list has an eco-friendly option except for this one.

My next step is to try Goodwill and hope for a used one. But I'd like to find a non non-healthy plastic one if I can, first. Anybody know of one?

TIA!

[lifeguard]

Why not just use a zippered bag?

[The Hidden Life]

Target had several options. I saw recycled plastic pencil boxes for $1 on an endcap in the stationery section--next to compressed recycled paper pencils and other "eco-friendly" school supplies. In the teen back-to-school section there were neat standing zippered pencil cases made of fabric and mesh. There are always the zippered pouches that fit onto a three-ring binder too. They usually come in both plastic and fabric versions.

I would have a hard time finding eco-friendly options for everything on my kids' lists! Bic pens, dry erase markers, and plastic divider tabs figure prominently.

[kmeyrick]

Zippered bags are good, and they travel well, but they get GROSS pretty quickly.

[kghaffar]

We got a recycled plastic/paper pulp on from Target. It is recyclable (no 2 iiirc) again when your done with it.