Re-use for Good
Ban the Bottle bars plastic water bottles from campus
EIC March 1, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer A project three years in the making, Ban the Bottle, a collaboration with Re-use for Good, banned plastic water bottles across all SFU campuses. The official phase out of plastic bottles began on January 1, 2021. Ban the Bottle provides reusable water bottles in the vending machines “at no additional cost,” Russell Dunsford, co-president of Ban the Bottle, told The Peak. He added the reusable water bottles will be the same price as plastic bottles. Students will be able to refill their reusable bottles at the bottle-filling stations on campuses, according to Dunsford. Dunsford noted that…
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How SFU and representatives of the disability community came together to improve the Re-use for Good initiative
News April 3, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer In the Fall 2019 semester, SFU rolled out the Re-use for Good initiative across its three campuses. The initiative focuses on reducing single-use plastics in various areas, including dining locations and the SFU Bookstore.…
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