Environmental Policy

One of our main goal is to be the most environmentally friendly possible and to create a circular economy in the book industry.

    • Books from the publisher (also called "new books") that we carry in store are books manufactured in North America only (more details here)
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    • We don't return any new books to the publisher (free return on new books is an harmful practice that most bookstores often do), so we only order small quantities at a time. 
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    • All our Non-Books products comes from Canada. We are careful to select distributor and get products based on their geographic location. We also inquire about the transportation and the environmental policy of the companies we work with.
    • Our shipping boxes are made in North America and are Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified by the Rainforest Alliance. We make sure that all packaging is necessary, minimal and can be reused or recycled. + We use paper tape to ship our orders.
    • Natural kraft shopping bags offered in store are manufactured in Canada using 40% post-consumer waste paper fiber.
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    • Our bookmark is printed in British Columbia, on 100% recycled paper.
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    • Our in-store Gift Cards are made of plantable seed paper, and can be planted after use.
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    • We offer tape-free gift wrapping from kraft paper previously used as paper filings from our book deliveries.
    • Since we're located in British Columbia, we ship orders only to Canada and USA, to keep the shipping emission as low as possible & encourage buying "local".
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    • We use Shopify Planet to make our shipping carbon-neutral by funding innovative companies that pull carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere and store it. Right now, the money we give with each shipment goes to funds a mix of nature-based carbon removal and innovative solutions, such as direct air capture and mineralization & funds companies (more information here).
    • We continually educate ourselves on the latest environmental news in the book industry by watching conferences, reading articles and doing training.

Please note that we are constantly working on improving our environmental ways and will keep this page updated as much as possible.

 

Last update: January 2026