To date, over 600 Canadian publishers, publications and printers have made the commitment to shift their paper buying practices to choices that take pressure off the world’s ancient and endangered forests.

As a consumer, you can support them by looking for the Ancient Forest Friendly™ logo when you buy books, magazines and newspapers. It’s your assurance that our cultural legacy doesn’t come at the expense of our natural heritage.

What makes a paper
Ancient Forest Friendly™?

All fibre (100%) has ecological attributes*
100% post-consumer recycled paper emits 25-50% less greenhouse gases, and consumes no trees.

• Maximized post-consumer recycled content
• Any virgin fibre is FSC-certified (no controlled wood content)
• Any remaining fibre is recycled or agricultural residue
• Process or totally chlorine free

eg. FSC Recycled label or FSC Mixed Sources label (with no controlled wood)

* Fibre with ecological attributes are post-consumer recycled, pre-consumer recycled, agricultural residue and FSC-certified virgin fibre.