# Eco-Friendly Plantable Pencils The Sprout Pencil Will Grow a Plant Once You're Done With It By Trenton Millar | Published 2012-08-23 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprout-pencil References: [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/democratech/sprout-a-pencil-with-a-seed) [Sprout](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprout-jar-kit) pencils offer users an eco-friendly reward once they have carved their pencil down to a stub. At the top of each Sprout pencil lies a seed that can grow into a full-fledged plant with a little love. Customers have the choice of herb, vegetable and flower seeds to be embedded in their pencil, and the seeds usually sprout in about a week after planting. The seed capsule is water-activated, so don't chew on the end of this pencil or else you might end up gardening your mouth. The pencil stub can be thrown out or used as a labeled planting marker. The Sprout pencil is getting off the ground with a [Kickstarter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeon1) campaign, so, if you like the idea, give the creators some support. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 65% | Activity: 83% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Eco-friendly Products:** The eco-friendly pencil trend creates opportunities for businesses to develop other sustainable products that offer rewards to users. - **Plantable Products:** The plantable pencil trend opens up possibilities for industries to explore other products that can be planted and grow into something useful. - **Personalized Stationery:** The Sprout pencil's customizable seed options present a disruptive innovation opportunity for industries, such as stationery, to create personalized products that incorporate unique seeds. ### Who This Affects Most - **Stationery:** The plantable pencil trend creates opportunities for the stationery industry to develop innovative, sustainable products that incorporate seeds for growing plants. - **Eco-friendly Products:** The eco-friendly pencil trend offers opportunities for businesses in various industries to develop and market sustainable products that provide an additional benefit or reward to the user. - **Gardening:** The plantable pencil trend can disrupt the gardening industry by encouraging the development of new products that make it easier for people to grow plants from everyday objects. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Festive Plantable Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantable-pencils.md) - [Plantable Seed-Infused Stationery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jalebi.md) - [Plantable Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/igreen-cover.md) - [Biodegradable Growing Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sow-co-bonsai-tree.md) - [Recycled Plastic Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mechanical-drop-pencil.md) - [Recycled Coffee Ground Leads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grind-z.md) - [Clothespin-Inspired Mechanical Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pentapa.md) - [Zero-Waste Seedling Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bough-pot.md) - [Foolproof Sprouting Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patella-crescenda-sprouting-kit.md)