sustainability
Biodegradable printer ink cartridges developed by SFU students
June 25, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students created a refillable ink cartridge system for home printers. The product, SustainInk, is designed to “turn a traditional ink cartridge printer into a reusable, refillable ink reservoir.” SustainInk hopes to cut down on waste in landfills by eliminating the need for ink cartridges and making home-printing affordable for students. Project lead Eddy Sanderson reported the team is using a 3D printer with biodegradable material to create the cartridges. The SustainInk reservoirs’ material can be biodegraded in 80 days in a commercial facility. “We're looking at trying to…
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SFU students develop laundry filter to mitigate plastic pollution
June 25, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students recently created a microplastic filter for laundry machines. In an interview with The Peak, Elizabeth Salvosa, team member for SynthaSift said it “filters microplastics from our laundry…
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The Living Lab program is researching solutions for more sustainable practices on campus
October 15, 2020Editor's note: This article previously stated that the application deadline for the program was October 30. It has now been extended to November 13 and the article has been edited to reflect this change. Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer A…
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Why we should be moving towards mindful thrifting
September 29, 2020by Alex Masse, Peak Associate I’ve thrifted all my life, my mom got me into it. I always loved going to Value Village as a kid, and was thrilled at any excuse to go into Vancouver. I still remember my…
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SFU ranked first in global university ranking for sustainable cities and communities
May 11, 2020Written by: Winona Young SFU was ranked first in the world by the Times Higher Education's (THE) 2020 University Impact Rankings for its contribution to sustainable cities and communities. Times Higher Education is an independent data-providing organization that ranks universities…
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SFU student group aims to ban plastic water bottles on campus
November 26, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor An SFU student group is lobbying to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on Burnaby campus. Ban the Bottle SFU is made up of 15 undergraduate and graduate students, and it is…
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Sustainability-focused student-led program launches on SFU Burnaby campus
October 23, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A group of SFU students are working to make SFU more sustainable through a new program called TumblerShare. TumblerShare is a student-led sustainability program at SFU’s Burnaby campus, encouraging students and staff…
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SFU students participate in UN sustainability forum
August 1, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Between July 13 and 18, SFU students participated in the United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. After being established in 2012, the forum is conducted for eight…
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SFU student examines the murky waters of salmon farming in B.C.
May 9, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor If you have ever been to a supermarket, chances are you have come across packaged salmon with the words “Farmed Atlantic Salmon” on it. Salmon farming, while quite common on the BC coast,…
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SFU strives to become a silver fair trade campus
October 3, 2017SFU is striving to be the first Canadian university to become a silver fair trade campus. This summer, the Canadian Fair Trade Network released updated standards for its Fair Trade Campus Program which added new requirements for the silver and…
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