The Green Mission
As this is the first time 1000 players are coming from across Canada to the Atlantic for an amazing four days of ultimate, the CUC '06 organizing committee felt this was a great opportunity to showcase Nova Scotia's many progressive initiatives while having a positive impact on the local community and economy. Consequently, the CUC '06 tournament directors worked with a Green Team to foster social benefits within the community, while minimizing environmental impacts during the tournament.
Objectives and Accomplishments
- Minimize waste by reducing consumption, recycling, and re-using materials
- Providing proper compost, recycling, and waste receptacles at all fields
- Using Green Shift compostable beer cups at beer tent and Saturday night party
- Official field food vendor serving on compostable paper plates
- Arrangements made to deliver leftover field foot to a local soup kitchen
- Avoided excessive packaging and crapola in team packs
- Promote sustainable means of upgrading and maintaining grass sportsfields
- In 2000, the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) became the first City in Canada to implement a pesticide bylaw which restricts the use of pesticides for cosmetic use on residential and city-owned property.
- Support local and/or organic food suppliers, where appropriate and available
- Official beer sponsor: Propellor, local microbrewery
- Official field food vendor: Old Port Pub: local, independent business
- Encourage more sustainable modes of transportation
- Providing a shuttle service for players to fields to reduce number of cars
- Transporting field water with bike trailers rather than motorized golf carts
- Partner with local environmentally conscious and active groups
- Official charity and key community partner organization: Ecology Action Centre
- Clean Nova Scotia is conducting air quality education at the fields
