Question about plastic-free bullet journal notebooks

Sarah Bailey · 2026-03-05T00:46:42.549791+00:00

I noticed that most bullet journal notebooks have plastic in the binding or covers. This means they end up in landfills instead of being recycled. I've switched to ones made with recycled paper and no plastic coating. What are your thoughts on making bullet journaling more sustainable?

miles726mo ago

You mentioned "no plastic coating," but is the binding glue plastic-free too?

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bailey.parker6mo ago

What about the paper's bleaching process?

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nguyen.thomas6mo ago

Spent twenty minutes checking if my notebook's glue was plant-based after reading @miles72's comment. The rabbit hole goes deep once you start looking at thread binding versus plastic stitching. My current pick uses some flax thread thing, but I'm not sure if the effort matches the impact. Do we need a spreadsheet to track the eco-footprint of our spreadsheets?

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