Results: Pencil this in on your schedule
Published on 09/13/2018
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1.
1.
Sprout has a seed capsule instead of the eraser usually found on the end of pencils, so when you're done using the pencil, just plant it and it will become a plant. Is something you'd be interested in?
Yes
50%
1183 votes
No
33%
783 votes
Not Applicable
17%
400 votes
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2.
They're about $2 each, starting in 5 packs. Do you believe the price is too costly? (For reference a pencil is about 12 cents at Office Depot, but you cannot plant it when it gets down to the nubbin) Yes
40%
937 votes
No
38%
891 votes
Not Applicable
23%
538 votes
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3.
Every year, 15 billion pencils are manufactured worldwide. This is the equivalent of 300,000 trees being used every second. What if these wooden pencils could bring plants to life? Following in the footsteps of the newspaper, the tree book and the cup, here is the plantable pencil! Does the amount of pencils currently tossed away, change your mind in question 1? Yes
27%
638 votes
No
73%
1728 votes
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4.
Here is more information. Choose the info components that would persuade you to purchase the pencil: The non-toxic capsule dissolves and releases the seeds once it is planted in the soil.
32%
764 votes
The seeds germinate within a few weeks and flowers, edible aromatic herbs or even tomatoes sprout
37%
872 votes
The pencil is made from certified green cedar wood, clay and graphite, and it breaks down naturally, leaving no waste behind.
36%
854 votes
The Danish start-up Sprout World started selling the pencil in 2014 and in 2013 it received the IGC Global Promotions award for being the world's most eco-friendly product.
20%
464 votes
Not Applicable
44%
1040 votes
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