Enactus Humber's ReShade project won regional recognition for turning cosmetic waste into eco-friendly paint through innovation and automation.
Enactus Humber's award-winning ReShade project transforms cosmetic waste into eco-friendly paint through engineering and innovation.
Congratulations to Enactus Humber on their record-breaking performance at the Enactus Canada Central Regional Exposition! Special recognition to ReShade, the winner of the Innovation & Impact Challenge, the student-led initiative tackling cosmetic waste by transforming discarded beauty products into eco-friendly, artist-grade paint.
The Barrett CTI is very proud to support ReShade as they look to automate, optimize, and scale production. Over the past semester, Mechatronics Engineering students Hrishikesh Patel and Gurshan Singh have designed and developed an automated processing system that significantly reduces the time and labour required to produce each jar of paint. Previously done by hand, the custom machines can collect product, filter pigment, index materials, dispense wet ingredients, and mix the solution into a consistent, commercial grade product.
This project is a powerful example of cross-disciplinary collaboration bringing together entrepreneurship, engineering, sustainability, and advanced manufacturing across Humber Polytechnic's campus.
- Professor Susan Kates and Suneha Walia, a third-year Architectural Technology student, from Enactus Humber, provided entrepreneurial vision, project leadership, and real-world impact framing.
- Professor Imran Khan, Hrishikesh Patel, and Gurshan Singh, from Humber FAST, drove research, design, and engineering.
- Nilushi Christine Kariyawasam, Jenna Hwang, Anxhelo Mecollari, and Burak Istikam, from the BCTI, provided the support, facilities, and in-house machining, fabrication, and 3D printing to turn ideas into working systems.
We're excited to continue supporting Enactus Humber as they head to Nationals and beyond!
