Posted: Apr 06, 2021 2:29 PM CT | Last Updated: April 6
Sophia Lacroix (second from the left) and Kai Chen (second from the right) are seen this spring gathering plastic bottles with friends. The pair started SK Eco Solutions, a non-profit they hope will provide the raw material needed by 3D printers. (Submitted by Kai Chen )
Two Saskatoon high-school students have started a non-profit that is turning is turning plastic waste into something useful.
Sophia Lacroix and Kai Chen, Grade 11 students at Bishop James Mahoney High School, are using a Russian-built machine to turn plastic bottles into filament for 3D printers, and founded SK Eco Solutions to make the material available at no cost to schools and other educational institutions.Â