ReBinder Original Corrugated Recycled Binder, 1 Inch (RBCR-R10-EA)

by ReBinder

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 1.5 x 11.6 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0038AH5TI
• Item model number: RBCR-R10-EA
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,434 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 10, 2010

Product Description

The 1" ReBinder Original is a recycled binder made from recycled corrugated cardboard featuring our unique reusable 3 ring binder mechanism, so you can replace and recycle the cover. The ReBinder Original features a 1" round ring. All ReBinder products are sourced and made in the USA. This ReBinder was assembled by a disabled workforce in Seattle, WA.The 1" ReBinder Original can hold 170-200 pages of 20 lb paper.Dimensions: Front and Back Cover: 10.5" Wide by 11.625" High. Spine is 11.625" High by 1.5" Wide.ReBinder provides an ecological solution for office products that no other can claim. Our corrugated cardboard binders are 70% Recycled (at least 40% Post Consumer Recycled) and are the best alternative to toxic vinyl binders.ReBinder recycled binders are very durable and more resistant to spine-tearing than the traditional vinyl binders. ReBinder is truly recyclable and reusable because it is a corrugated cardboard binder. Vinyl binders are neither recyclable nor reusable.Unlike other binders that use rivets to attach their ring metals, ReBinder's ring metals are affixed using two screws and t-nuts that can be easily unassembled and "reused" without any waste. Available in 1", 1.5", 2" and 3" sizes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's not made from cardboard . . . it IS cardboard., September 29, 2010

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Kate B. (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ReBinder Original Corrugated Recycled Binder, 1 Inch (RBCR-R10-EA) (Office Product)

Be sure you know exactly what you're getting with this product: a piece of raw-edged corrugated cardboard, folded into a binder shape, with a three-ring assembly screwed inside.

The idea of recycled, USA-made office products is obviously appealing. Heck, why else would anybody plunk down $4.99 for a 1-inch binder? But this. . . this is just cardboard. I don't fault the product description, because it's right there: "corrugated cardboard binder." I was expecting something more like what those brown clipboards are made from, or at least like the sturdy type of cardboard that comes *inside* a vinyl binder. No - this is garden-variety shipping box cardboard. Not even a good shipping box, either. Try sending your kid to school with this, and it'll come back bent in half within the first week (the binder, not the kid). And here I was wondering why on earth the company would sell replacement covers for something that really shouldn't need replacing.

And there's more.

Because the sides are unfinished (i.e. you can see the corrugated part), I'm afraid I'm going to cut myself on it someday (or at least be scratched rather unpleasantly). Because it weights only slightly more than a feather, the sides of the binder gap open when you set it down on a table. Actually, the amazon.com product picture is fairly accurate -- when you place the binder on a flat surface in that manner, it's not going to stay any more closed than that.

I feel bad about being mean to an environmentally-friendly product from a small company that seems to have its heart in the right place. But $4.99 for a piece of flimsy unfinished cardboard and some metal bits just feels. . . chintzy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected, but a little pricy for cardboard, I think, January 18, 2011

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nsv (The Everglades) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ReBinder Original Corrugated Recycled Binder, 1 Inch (RBCR-R10-EA) (Office Product)

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My first thought was that this should be used for archival purposes only. I figured it would never stand up to daily use, but it would probably be OK in a storage box for seven years.

I've been using this for two and a half months, to hold a project that gets updated or referenced several times a day. It's held up far better than I've expected. Two corners are a bit crumpled after I dropped it, and there's a stain on the back, but otherwise it looks fine. I open and close the rings several times a day, and right now it's holding more than half an inch of paper and index dividers, and the rings are in great shape and continue to meet without gaps. You do need two hands to open the rings.

I thought I'd get a paper cut from the cardboard edges, but it hasn't happened. The edges are textured, which prevents cuts, and the edge that gets handled regularly is dull from wear.

I wouldn't give it to a student to be hauled back and forth to school every day, but for regular office use, it might actually hold up.

Right now it seems to be priced at least a dollar more than regular 1-inch three ring binders. Looking at it that way, I'm not sure it's worth it. I miss having pockets on the inside of the binder, and while I could buy some, why not just buy a cheaper binder with pockets that's also splash-resistant? But if your priority is buying a 100% recycled and recyclable product and supporting disabled workers, and the higher price and potential problems are acceptable to you, then this is the binder you want.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A step in the right direction, November 21, 2010

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Becker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ReBinder Original Corrugated Recycled Binder, 1 Inch (RBCR-R10-EA) (Office Product)

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I applaud ReBinder for coming up with a solution to our seemingly never-ending dilemma of overstuffed landfills. It certainly won't make the problem go away, but it's yet another small step in the right direction.

Think about how many vinyl binders one kid goes through in 1 school year. A typical 8th grader for example, on average, uses 8 of these 1" binders every year. There are approximately 2100 students in our local middle school. That is 16,800 vinyl binders added to the dump every year from just one middle school. I calculated how many 1" binders our 3 middle schools and our one enormous high school throws away every year, the number I came up with was...about One hundred thousand! That is not even including the 5 elementary schools and the 3 private schools in our town.

With that being said, I say...$4.99 is worth the price of a recycled, recyclable binder. And the medal ring binder can be used again and again. Those vinyl binders ALWAYS tear at the seam anyway.

Okay, maybe the cardboard may get bent up and beat up faster than the vinyl counterpart, but in the end, I think it is a lesson for the kids to take better care of their own stuff and their shared environment.