01 / Start your fire
Shop starters ↗Smile Starters
Snap off a starter. Light a corner.
Made from your old textbooks
Every fire saves a book from the landfill.
02 / Fuel your fire
Shop fire bricks ↗Original Fire Bricks
Reclaimed paper, ready for your campfire.
Reclaimed paperMade in the OkanaganStudent led
Good things come to the firesideLess fuss.
Less fuss.
More fireside.
A little preparation. A simple spark. More time for the moments you came outside for.
01 / A simple startGet the fire going.
Snap off a Smile Starter and light a corner. A small start to your next fireside gathering.
02 / Room for adventurePack a little possibility.
Twelve Smile Starters in one compact bar. Tuck a pack into your camping kit and bring the fireside along.
03 / Made to break apartSnap off what you need.
Smile Starters separate into individual cubes. Original Fire Bricks have breakpoints for splitting into smaller pieces.
04 / Simple ingredientsKnow what feeds your fire.
Reclaimed paper. Sawdust. Beeswax. The same simple ingredients, shaped into Smile Starters and Original Fire Bricks.
More than a fire starter
Read our storyOld pages. New adventures.
See how discarded textbooks become the products you take outdoors.
Book donations
Donate books ↗Donate your books
Have books to donate? Reach out to our team for donation details.
Join the Paper Trail
Find us nearby ↗Find our products locally
Explore our local retailers or choose pickup at Okanagan College.
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