What a waste

At the beginning of the school year, I had to supply 24 pencils.
In the past it has been as high as 36
Most of the time they go into a communal bin.
The last day of school, my son brought home lots of used and some unused pencils, all to be thrown out.
WHAT?
What a waste!
Not only can we use these next year, imagine the schools that need supplies.
So I am not buying pencils next year, only erasers.

This is what we decided to throw out, anything chewed, too short or cheap quality.

Our supplies for next year

The yellow ones on the left are all Ticonderoga/Dixons....All organized ready for Sept.