As the new school year fast approaches, many families will be checking last term’s newsletters for their back-to-school shopping lists, but do we really need to consume more to give our kids the best start to the academic year?
A recent report from Finder found a fresh school supplies kit, including textbooks, stationery and uniform, costs parents $694 for primary schoolchildren and $1,149 for secondary students. And all that newness doesn’t just hurt parents’ hip pockets; it comes with environmental costs, too.
