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This is a photo of the Reusables container return bin, found in Mackenzie Cafe on SFU Burnaby Mountain.
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Reusables takes on eliminating single use packaging at SFU’s Mackenzie Café

Peak Web November 7, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On October 2, SFU welcomed a new program headquartered at MacKenzie Café. Reusables is a Vancouver-based company that started during the pandemic to tackle the single-use plastic epidemic. Reusables aims to eliminate takeout waste with their stainless steel containers.  The Peak connected with the co-founder of Reusables, Jason Hawkins, to discuss sustainability and bringing Reusables to the SFU Burnaby Campus. “Students can get food in Reusables’s stainless steel containers at MacKenzie Café. It’s free to borrow containers for up to three days,” said Hawkins. “You can borrow with a physical debit/credit card or your phone…

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