Eco-Responsibility

This section introduces you to the work of our Eco-responsibility Committee and will be enhanced by educational capsules throughout the preparation of this Congress.

This eco-responsible event is broutght to you by

Educational Capsules

Actions we can all take to help make this a successful eco-responsible event:

Take the time to properly sort and dispose of waste in the appropriate sorting stations and receptacles.
Bring your own coffee mug and/or reusable water bottle.
Use only water from the fountains and coffee supplied on site (organic and fair trade) to fill your bottles or mugs.
Only print hard copies of documents when absolutely necessary; otherwise, consult documents online.
If you must print, use both sides of the paper or print two pages side-by-side to reduce the number of sheets used.
Take participants’ e-mail addresses and send them electronic copies of reports and other documents rather than hard copies.
Visit the city on foot or by public transit.
Turn off the lights, television, and air conditioning or heating units when leaving your hotel room for the day.
Help your hotel save energy by requesting that your sheets and towels not be changed daily.
Use public transit, carpooling or a shuttle service to travel to and from the event.
Buy locally produced souvenirs or gifts.

Did you know that ...

Aluminum manufacturing is one of the industries that consumes the most electricity? Yet, using recycled aluminum to produce an aluminum can takes 95% less energy (Source: Recyc-Québec). By recycling 50 aluminum cans, we are able to save some eight kilos of bauxite, four kilos of chemicals and 14 KW/h of electricity. Once recovered, this aluminum can be used to manufacture a variety of products: more cans, wrapping paper, garden furniture, containers, construction materials, car parts (cylinder heads, wheel rims, gear boxes, etc.), and so on. (Source : Recyc-Québec).