Sustainability

Art Prints: 

Source: Artinkprint

• Cares about the environment and prints entirely on environmentally certified papers 

• Certified pulp comes from well-managed forests, controlled sources, and may also come from recycled wood or fiber. 

• Believes in working to eliminate habitat destruction, water pollution, displacement of indigenous peoples, and violence against wildlife. 

• Our paper products come from certified legal and responsible sources, backed by a rigorous, third party certification audit. 

• The certification standard is based on principles that promote sustainable forest management, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, and ‘Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value’. 

• Uses post-consumer waste fiber

• Green-e certified renewable energy

• Uses eco-friendly print technology through Ricoh Canada. 

• Able to recycle used cartridges, drums, and other supplies.

• Ricoh Canada is a National sponsor of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

• Tree planting initiative to offset carbon footprint

• All of our paper, cardboard, and plastic is recycled according to CRD guidelines

• Small independent Business located in Victoria, BC.

• Shares local artists opportunities and calls. 

Business cards

Source: Hanscreative on etsy

• Handmade

• Recycled paper

• Women owned business 

• Made in Australia 

Sealing wax blend

I make my own sealing wax

Supplies

• Beeswax, emulsifying wax and soy wax from Wix and Wax, local small business

• Mica Pigment is reused from former projects 

• No paraffin wax or added chemicals 

• No perfume 

• Zhi Herbals Frankincense Powder (Wildcrafted) Vancouver based company

Flyers:

Source: TPH  

• Ancient forest friendly 

• FSC certified by the rainforest alliance 

• FSC® FSC® C019596 certified for responsible forestry 

• PEFC™ PEFC/26-31-15 certified for sustainable forest management

• SFI® SFI-00537 certified for sustainable forestry initiative 

• TPH® Recognized For Canada’s Greenest Employers (2021)

• Canadian business

Two pieces of cardboard 

Source: first up cycle any from suppliers. Restock with Ecoenclose

• 100% recycled content, 95% post-consumer waste

• Curbside recyclable 

• Compostable (though recycling is preferred)

• Made in the USA

Tissue paper

Source: Ecoenclose

• made entirely from post-consumer and post-industrial content

• recyclable and naturally biodegradable 

• Made in the USA

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Real Flower Decoration (Canadian orders only)

Source: KoroniArtstudio on Etsy 

• Women owned business 

• Handmade products

• Organically grown 

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Mailing stickers 

Source: Ecoenclose

• constructed from 100% post-consumer content paper

• feature a release liner that is 100% recycled and curbside recyclable

• features a recycle-friendly adhesive

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Opposite Wall Frames

• prints on FSC certified paper

• ​wood frames and poster hangers are exclusively made of FSC certified wood

• uses recycled paper

• manufactured locally by a mill in Quebec (Canada) that uses advanced green bio-gas technology. 

• packaging and supplies are made from post-recycled materials produced in Canada and the U.S.

• donates 1% of our annual proceeds to help support environmental initiatives 

• 1% of sales go to One Tree Planted, a Non-Profit which is committed to planting one tree for every dollar donated.

• Planted over 9000 trees in British Columbia