For York's Facilities Services, the prospect of 8,000 delegates descending upon York for the eight-day 2006 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences next month posed a challenge. For one thing, the event coincides with the date set to achieve 50- per-cent waste reduction on campus and so many visitors could generate an awful lot of waste.

But Facilities Services will take measures to minimize the waste and continue working towards the University’s recycling and sustainability goals. During the event, May 27 to June 3, it is giving delegates reusable mugs, putting out more recycle bins and providing electric golf carts, among other things, to reduce the ecological footprint that such a huge gathering could make.  Full Story