Luna is a Banffite who is interested in interdisciplinary and collaborative problem solving to drive positive change in the world. While working on her capstone design project at the the University of Waterloo (Knowledge Integration), she wanted to do something relating back to her community and the environment. After digging through Banff’s Environmental Master Plan, she found her problem: How might Banff eliminate single-use items and plastics from the townsite?
Using her background in business, tech, design and an entrepreneurial mindset developed through her involvement with UWaterloo’s Entrepreneurship Society, she sought not only to create a proposal for the town but to implement it within the tight time constraints of her capstone project. The solution she created is Banff Isn’t Disposable (BID)—a pilot reusable container program in Banff National Park.
BID was launched on May 30st, 2021 with the help from the municipality, community volunteers, seven local businesses. Now at the end of the pilot, the numbers are clear—reuse works. Nearly 500 containers have been diverted from the waste stream and community members are excited about the shift. BID aspires to to normalize reusable takeout in the Town of Banff.
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