On Wednesday 03 August 2016, the UGB VERTE Committee (created in 2012, UGB VERTE is an entity that is active in the environment and is supposed to bring together all the components of the university that are the PATS (technical administrative and service staff ), student teachers, etc.) was on an information visit to the village of Todé less than 3 km from Gaston Berger University. This was a follow-up to the mood swings they had over the huge garbage dump at the entrance to the village.