Greening Tips - Do Your Bit

The 6SCWC has endeavoured to reduce its environmental footprint through the implementation of a green policy. You can the assist 6SCWC in being a sustainable congress by following the below "Green Tips."

Recycling - Paper, plastic, glass and tins will be recycled. Please use the recycling centres located around the congress venue. Unwanted stationery and delegate bags will be re-distributed to underprivileged schools and name tag pouches and lanyards can be reused.

Online congress materials - All 6SCWC presentations, papers and abstracts will be available online at the congress website. Please note that there will be no paper handouts – please print only what you need.

Water – Cape Town's water is safe and tastes good and you are encouraged to choose water from jugs instead of plastic bottles in order to minimise waste.

Accommodation – 6SCWC congress hotels are encouraged to follow a green policy for the duration of 6SCWC. Please assist by preventing unnecessary laundering of towels and remembering to switch off your lights and air conditioning when you leave your hotel room. If you are not staying at a 6SCWC hotel, ask your preferred accommodation if they have a green policy in place and accommodation that is within walking distance of the congress venue.

Transport –The 6SCWC congress hotels have been chosen because they are within walking distance of the congress venue, limiting the need for additional transport between the hotels and the venue. Please try to avoid using individual transport to minimise carbon emissions.

Carbon emissions offsets - My Tree in Africa is an environmental initiative in association with Food & Trees for Africa. Food & Trees for Africa was established in 1990 and is a not-for-profit social enterprise. They offer a service for travellers to offset the carbon emissions of their flight to South Africa by making a donation that will pay for the planting of trees. They estimate that 1 tree offsets 4 hours flying, and that every indigenous tree planted in South Africa absorbs in excess of 500 kilograms of carbon during its lifetime. You can offset your flight to Cape Town during the 6SCWC registration process, and donate a tree to be planted in underprivileged areas at schools, clinics or public recreation areas in Africa.