Turning Paper Waste into Fuel with Paper Trail
Tue, Nov 18
|Zoom
Paper Trail is a zero-waste social enterprise transforming otherwise discarded paper waste—such as old textbooks, novels, and magazines—into eco-friendly fuel bricks. A sustainable alternative to firewood, reducing landfill waste and providing a cleaner-burning, longer-lasting energy solution
Time & Location
Nov 18, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. AST
Zoom
About the event
The Innovation Speaker Series, presented in collaboration with the Canadian Environmental Network, is a dynamic platform showcasing cutting-edge, climate-focused technologies and social enterprises making a difference in Atlantic Canada and beyond. These events highlight passionate innovators and create opportunities for collaboration and education, with the goal of advancing community-driven climate solutions.
Featured Initiative: Paper Trail
Paper Trail is a zero-waste social enterprise transforming otherwise discarded paper waste—such as old textbooks, novels, and magazines—into eco-friendly fuel bricks. This initiative offers a sustainable alternative to firewood, reducing landfill waste and providing a cleaner-burning, longer-lasting energy solution.
Paper Trail is powered by students at Enactus Okanagan College.
The process diverts unrecyclable books and paper from landfills, using natural beeswax to bind the material.
These eco-bricks are now available at several Co-Op Store locations in the Okanagan Valley.