tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369268419646680482012-02-01T00:01:59.427-08:00The latest O'BON news, issues and concerns are posted here. We also are developing resources for teachers, parents and students to learn more about our earth, environment and recycling.Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-10561768575175545552011-04-25T18:47:00.000-07:002011-04-25T18:55:52.355-07:00

Found this amazing information from Arbor Day Foundation. Who would have believed this. Incredible. Now that we can measure the value of trees...or one tree, let's treasure them as never before:The Arbor Day Foundation calculated a tree's exact price: "Over the course of 50 years, a single tree can generate $31,250 of oxygen, provide $62,000 worth of air pollution control, recycle $37,500

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-69205740059307595992011-04-23T06:45:00.000-07:002011-04-23T07:20:33.463-07:00

After more than a year...it is time to post again on BigScream. So many of you have commented that you missed it, so I will try to be more involved here.The year has been busy, and the good news is the O'BON continues to grow. We have just opened South Africa...and this has all kinds of opportunities for O'BON. So many visitors and South Africans are very away of the environment. We have

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-27331557706546438982010-01-17T08:05:00.000-08:002010-01-17T08:12:47.292-08:00

For those interested in following the developments of O'BON...here is some news. O'BON will soon manufacture PLA pens. What is PLA? PolyLaticAcid. This is the new plastic-like material which is 100% biodegradable. In fact, it is so benign to the environment that PLA biodegrades into carbon dioxide and water. This is good news as O'BON will be one of the first brand names to produce a pen

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-29438616295032747922009-12-03T19:55:00.001-08:002009-12-03T20:01:36.791-08:00

O'BON produces the SugarCane (Bagasse) Notebooks. We receive a lot of comments about the design ...the fruit series consisting of great graphics of strawberries, kiwis, apples and oranges are so popular that people forget about the paper inside. Well, if you have doubt, go here to read an independent review of the paper. When pen ink meets paper...oh, there's the rub. O'BON SugarCane

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-20126178433392810272009-12-03T16:38:00.000-08:002009-12-03T16:40:46.482-08:00

I just love Orangutan. They are so sensitive and just lovely animals. We must save them by saving their habitat. Take a look at this cute video here.

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-66415282464034800122009-12-03T16:17:00.000-08:002009-12-03T16:21:43.019-08:00

http://ow.ly/I3zE to see interesting video on deforestation in Indonesia. Indonesia once had a lot of forest, but in the rush for development they have become the 3rd largest emitter of Green House gases after the US and China.. Amazing...late a look

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-78003011027932736162009-12-03T06:28:00.000-08:002009-12-03T13:45:37.033-08:00

Save trees by using O'BON...recycled pencils from newspaper and notebooks from Sugarcane paper. Buy now and you get a tree planted. Great Holiday gifts for kids. Check out the package at http://youtube.com/obonusa.

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-22765521631967147372009-11-29T15:40:00.000-08:002009-11-29T15:42:00.776-08:00

Many pencil users are in disbelief about O'BON claiming that our pencils don't break. Now, we are not saying that they never break, but it is damn hard to break the lead in an O'BON pencil. We ask you to do the SMASH test.The SMASH test involves taking a sharpened O'BON pencil and a wood pencil in one hand. Make sure they are sharpened. Then smash both the pencils on the edge of a table. Don't

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-74613094654194656222009-11-27T12:49:00.000-08:002009-11-27T12:50:23.647-08:00

I grew up on a 500 acre Virginia farm. So, to heat our log cabin, my brother and I would spend most of the fall weekends cutting wood for our 2 fireplaces and one cook stove. It was fairly arduous work, and we spent a lot of time with chainsaws, two man saw and axes in our hands. My brother thought it was quite funny to raise the specter of trees feeling pain. He would mimic their cry of pain

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-60270969986371038902009-10-27T13:22:00.000-07:002009-10-27T16:27:13.351-07:00

Many have written to ask how we make our pencils. The process of making a recycled newspaper pencil is relatively easy if you happen to have the secret formula, exclusive machines, 40 staff, a large building and a commitment to excellence. It is really simple to make a cheap, toxic and crappy recycled newspaper pencil. There are plenty of imitations and "fly by night" factories doing this

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-60853216256518656292008-11-11T02:02:00.000-08:002008-11-11T02:03:41.825-08:00

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-75093354328532653162008-10-23T00:20:00.000-07:002008-10-23T00:23:17.920-07:00

O'BON USA has created a visual display of each O'BON product. Help yourself and enjoy the wonder of these products. Get it here.

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                                    Eco-Friendly Stationery                                                                        Eco-Friendly StationeryLINK TO US!1) Copy the code from the boxes below the image (or images)2) Then, go onto your website/blog and paste it.3) The flash image should appear on your website!4) Need help? Drop me a comment.If you want us to link with you please send me

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-48822009249273413312008-08-31T08:19:00.000-07:002008-08-31T08:33:25.140-07:00

We have announced that O'BON is using SugarCane Paper in all our notebooks. This may need some explanation to all our O'BON fans. Why SugarCane Paper? First, when we looked at recycled paper, we were not too impressed with most of it. For example, recycled paper tends to either be brownish and with "threads" embedded. When we looked carefully at the "whiter" paper, we discovered that of this

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-88109328108962753262008-08-31T07:09:00.000-07:002008-08-31T07:13:32.703-07:00

This is a nice photo of our coloured pencils.   It is on a great Australian eco-friendly web siteat www.eco-essentials.com.au.  Check them outThis site describes O'BON pencil as:O'BON Wildlife Colour Pencils(12)Our Price: $8.50Material: made from recycled newspaperO'BON create products that protect our world and are exciting to use!Each pencil is made from old newspaper using a patented roll-on

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-36534613774461495922008-08-31T07:05:00.000-07:002008-08-31T07:08:39.873-07:00

An Australian site has started selling our pencils....www.ecobabe.com.au.  Actually O'BON has a lot of websites discussing, selling, studying, analyzing, recommending O'BON in Australia.  We are just delighted.  We will show you some...this one....www.ecobabe.com.auProduct InformationGone are the days when pencils came in bland colours, broke constantly and consumed valuable environmental

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-3632882038520190082008-08-31T06:55:00.000-07:002008-08-31T07:02:00.404-07:00

www.ozolife.com has a nice picture of an O'BON pencil and an endorsement.  Thank you, we like your eco friendly site, lots of info.Pencil Me InO'Bon Pencils and NotebooksHow do you know you're officially an adult? When the smell of new folders and crowded school supply aisles stop evoking a bittersweet thrill. But here's something worth stuffing in the millennial generation's backpacks: woodless

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-72855047366095172222008-08-31T06:29:00.000-07:002008-08-31T06:33:26.481-07:00

The blog SCHOOLDOWNTHELANE has a comment up about O'BON pencils.  As more people learn about us, the endorsement come.  We especially like beating out the much like Black Warrior pencil...but that is a tree pencils.  But, O'BON beats it hands down.  Here are the comments from schooldownthe lane.You might have noticed that I do not have pencils anywhere on our list of purchased products. There is

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-29920991456350520152008-06-20T06:14:00.000-07:002008-06-20T06:14:46.976-07:00

go green!: newspaper pencils

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-61645253691636852622008-03-13T05:06:00.000-07:002008-03-13T05:17:05.297-07:00

We are so excited about our new range of A5 and A6 sugarcane paper notebooks.  The paper is called bagasse and it comes from the pulp of the sugarcane plant.  Once the juice is extracted, we can make nice clean white paper without destroying trees.  Cool!  What makes these notebooks so enjoyable and a must item to purchase is the hard cover...Take a look.  We have 15 designs. Here is one...

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-75896318130620858852008-03-10T05:30:00.000-07:002008-03-10T05:50:59.860-07:00

O'BON USA will be one of the Green Exhibitor at the EarthNowExpoon June 4 and 5.  If you would like to join the O'BON family, we willbe there to discuss how you can join us.  Specifically, we are lookingfor those who wish to be regional distributors in the USA or wish to be wholesalers or distributors.  John Davis will be there also to discuss sole distributorship forEurope and Latin 

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-62136002192192001682008-02-27T05:40:00.000-08:002008-02-27T06:20:52.209-08:00

O'BON now offers A5 and A6 notebooks.  These have great designs including our fruit and wildlife series art.  They are extremely attractive, and these notebooks are receiving rave reviews.  Orders are extremely good.  But, what I wanted to mention about these notebooks is our paper.The paper is not recycled, but rather comes from the pulp and fiber of sugarcane.  This is called bagasse.  Many

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-84533347595133630322008-02-26T05:42:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:01:37.064-08:00

Many pencil users are in disbelief about O'BON claiming that our pencils don't break.  Now, we are not saying that they never break, but it is damn hard to break the lead in an O'BON pencil.  We ask you to do the SMASH test.The SMASH test involves taking a sharpened O'BON pencil and a wood pencil in one hand.  Make sure they are sharpened.  Then smash both the pencils on the edge of a table.  

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-81454257537746436212008-02-24T03:16:00.000-08:002008-02-24T03:25:20.922-08:00

There is an interesting article and ever more interesting comments over at www.penciltalk.org.  This article springs from an article about O'BON in the San Francisco State University newspaper about O'BON.  You can read this here.  Based on the comments created at penciltalk, I thought it best to way in on the comments.  As O'BON is relatively new, many don't know much about us yet.  Patience,

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-12483448845551914652007-11-29T21:22:00.000-08:002007-11-29T21:50:18.199-08:00

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-58184238075986432602007-11-27T23:06:00.000-08:002007-11-27T23:09:31.631-08:00

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-83000727056658300512007-10-10T06:41:00.001-07:002007-10-10T06:41:57.341-07:00

Yes, O'BON has a new design. Photos of these pencils will be up next week. But, John and Ivan think these pencils will be as big a hit as the Wildlife pencils. As you may know, O'BON wildlife pencils are incredibly popular, so to have another rival design is quite an accomplishment. So, you guys who love our designs, check back next week and you can feast your eyes on our latest offering.The

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-38798672349650807092007-09-22T08:31:00.000-07:002007-09-22T08:44:02.474-07:00

Nature and Wildlife Celebrated by O'BONThe sheer beauty captured in these ring binders will justthrill you. Forget the plastic binders with the dioxins - gowith O'BON designs using recycled paper and vegetable ink.

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-40086191857708017882007-09-17T05:41:00.001-07:002007-09-17T05:45:36.823-07:00

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-80652858937399099162007-09-16T20:45:00.000-07:002007-09-16T21:13:08.066-07:00

O'BON LLC recently imported its first container of pencils into the USA. They had to pay 114% duty on the recycled pencils. This is to stop "dumping." The money paid to customs for "dumping" goes directly to support the pencil industry in the USA. This would all be understandable if "dumping" was involved and, more importantly, there was a recycled pencil industry effected by the "dumping."

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-88969787334277016752007-07-25T07:53:00.000-07:002007-07-25T08:15:28.448-07:00

   O'BONanaza is coming soon.  A whole series of beautiful fruit notebooks, memo pads, file folders, spiral notebooks and 3 ring binders all matching and celebrating the introduction of our O'BONanza 2B fruit pencils. These recycled pencils are just (as my daughter says) "too cute."  The idea behind these recycled products are to celebrate "life."  When we taste an apple, a strawberry or a kiwi a

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-9046712897204266452007-07-21T05:57:00.000-07:002007-07-21T06:03:52.302-07:00

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-35803792266088269632007-07-18T04:26:00.001-07:002007-07-18T05:22:13.374-07:00

For over 400 years, wood pencil makers have taken graphite and surrounded it in a wood casing. There is almost always an air gap between the two pieces of wood.  Drop the pencil, there is vibration. This vibration snaps the brittle graphite.   Bang an OBON pencil on your desk, then sharpen it. No breakage. OBON pencils will usually last you 3 times longer.

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-10753841637097678242007-07-15T01:49:00.000-07:002007-07-16T05:23:10.419-07:00

O'BON will be introducing a whole new line of office stationery. These will include memo pads, notebooks, file folders, spiral notebooks (3 sizes) and 3 ring binders. All will be made from recycled paper, recycled newspaper, water-based glue and vegetable ink. Oh, and are they beautiful as we continue to follow our slogan, "Something Different."

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-52379759784960816072007-06-12T09:00:00.000-07:002007-07-18T05:23:09.350-07:00

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-73849932347987622572007-06-09T07:13:00.000-07:002007-07-17T08:13:04.082-07:00

The real question to us is why aren't all pencils round. We have been trying to research this question and would like comments on our hypothesis. First, our pencils are round because that is the best way to make them. We use the exclusive "roll-on" method. Why sand them into hexagonal or triangular shapes? Do they fit the hand better? No, not really. What the hexagonal shape does is prevent

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-10332407581581302782007-06-09T07:10:00.000-07:002007-06-09T08:15:26.428-07:00

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-58596371813007231682007-06-09T06:00:00.000-07:002007-06-25T09:51:11.646-07:00

O'BON has launched a new Google Ad with Adwords that is a little aggressive: Say "No to Wood Pencils." When you consider that 18 billion wood pencils are being made every year, you can get an idea of how many trees would be involved with this. Alot of people think that sustainable forests solve this problem, but they don't! At the pace we continue to destroy primary jungle and forests to

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-82330763240444215012007-06-02T22:43:00.000-07:002007-06-25T09:51:31.114-07:00

O'BON products (pencils, pens, file folders, erasers, art pencils, etc) can be now purchased on line. We are excited about opening this avenue of selling our recycled products as we can deal directly with our customers. Click on www.school-obon.com and see our products.

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-2659044379228628092007-02-12T21:22:00.000-08:002007-06-25T09:53:40.361-07:00

Ivan Hoo is a Director of O'BON International. Born in Singapore, Ivan is a man of the world. Name a country and he has probably been there. His claim to fame is marketing...and he is a marketing genius. He specializes in creating new products and bring them to the market place.Currently he lives most of the time in China as he is responsible for developing, manufacturing and maintaining

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-79273137513669657672007-02-12T19:39:00.000-08:002007-06-25T09:52:59.800-07:00

John W. DavisO'BON International is a hoot. We have such a great time trying to develop great recycled products which bedazzle. Without a doubt, we produce "the world's greatest pencil." But now we offer so much more - erasers, pens, filefolders and art pencils. Check it all out at www.obon.usBesides our interest in developing great recycled products, we are adamant about engaging our

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-59662643783105745772007-02-12T06:23:00.000-08:002007-06-25T09:47:51.748-07:00

Did You Know?Texans dump enough trash every two weeks to fill the Astrodome.The 19.2 million tons of Texas municipal solid waste would fill two lanes of IH-10 from Beaumont to El Paso 10 feet high.The number of cities offering some type of recycling or composting service grew 500% from 40 in 1990 to 250 in 1996.In the U.S., eight out of ten people are willing to separate household trash for

Patriotjohnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736926841964668048.post-21768805474405777352007-02-12T06:20:00.001-08:002007-06-25T09:48:11.211-07:00

Dear Friends,Optimism about our planet’s futureWho could possible say that there is no global warming? Clearly the world is heating up from burning fossil fuels faster than anyone anticipated? Islands are now disappearing with the rising seas. Storms are fierce, and 2007 is scheduled to be the hottest year in recorded history. The wonderful polar bear is the latest to join the endangered

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