Our last fun, green back to school item (not literally green, you know what we mean) is the world’s first biodegradable pen made from corn. You read that right - corn.

Except for the ink refill, this green pen is made from Mater-Bi, a revolutionary new material derived from cornstarch. Mater-Bi is remarkably similar in look and feel to ordinary plastic with one important exception: it is completely biodegradable. This means that unlike conventional plastics that never breakdown, this green pen will disintegrate in about 12 months after being discarded. Very cool.