zero waste
SFU professor weighs in on a zero-waste Vancouver
June 12, 2018By: Wendy Yu, SFU Student In light of Vancouver’s recent vote to ban plastic straws and foam cups and containers by June 2019, The Peak reached out to two SFU professors who have already invested in the zero-waste vision to get their perspectives on Vancouver’s Zero Waste 2040 strategy. To achieve its goal of becoming a zero-waste metropolitan by the year 2040, the city of Vancouver is planning to implement a range of policies from recycling requirements on demolition permits to the Single-Use Item Reduction Strategy. “It just seems like a no-brainer to me that we move…
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My journey towards waste reduction
June 3, 2016This is the first article in a three-part series about Kendra’s journey through waste reduction. You see that? That Mason jar filled with garbage right there, boys and girls, is Lauren Singer’s garbage — after not one day, not…
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SFU could be doing more to combat waste
May 24, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU continually boasts about its commitment to environmentalism, often while citing the Zero Waste Initiative. That kind of thing sounds great on a brochure that’s handed out to naïve prospective students. But is SFU truly doing its part to cut…
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