My life is kind of boring right now. It’s been a while since a perfect PlasticLess post has presented itself in the form of a problem or a solution. I have resorted to looking at the most relevant item on Google Shopping when I use the search term ‘plastic’

I hadn’t thought about plastic clipboards before. I bought a lot of plastic school supplies back in the day. All of my employers supplied me with clipboards made from metal or pressboard. I used clipboards daily in a couple of my longest running day jobs.

After seeing the number crunching for plastic versus aluminum beverage containers on Ask Pablo, I am hesitant to push aluminum as the best alternative in any instance. I have some experience with clipboards and the clip is usually the weakest link. The durability argument may not fly in this case. Plastic clipboards made of 100% recycled plastic are touted as being a green choice. I can think of a few greener choices.

With more and more tasks going paperless in every occupation, used clipboards should be readily available and reasonably priced.

A clipboard is not a very complicated device, it is what it says it is a board with a clip on it. If you can find a suitable board or board-like item lying around, just buy a big-ass clip at Staples and voila.

I am pretty sure that I don’t need a clipboard, so my personal alternative to a plastic clipboard is nothing. Most places where I write stuff tend to have flat horizontal surfaces in one form or another.