Heather Itzla and I founded Wisdom Zero Waste (formerly Wisdom Supply Co.) in 2017 to provide plastic-free & zero-waste alternatives to traditional school supplies, address the inherently wasteful back to school shopping ritual (the second largest shopping season in the nation after the winter holidays), and educate students about consumerism, waste, and plastic pollution. No small feat!
We designed what plastic-free products weren't readily available, curated the others and stocked classrooms with all supplies students need for the year. Students could go from classroom to classroom without schlepping mini student stores in their backpacks and no parent had to go back-to-school shopping.
During the 2020 closure of all schools, we pivoted from a school distributor to a direct-to-person, e-commerce model. In 2024, we decided that e-commerce was not for us and drastically quieted our operations. For now, we offer our most popular Zero-Waste Weekly Planner via a pre-order system while we catch our breath and reassess how we'd like to address waste on a systemic scale.
To view our messaging and product assortment over the years, please see our Instagram account: Wisdom Supply Co.
To view our messaging and product assortment over the years, please see our Instagram account: Wisdom Supply Co.