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Recycling, Compost & Zero Waste
At Pitt, we’re keeping more materials out of landfills. In fiscal year 2024, we diverted 49% of materials to recycling or reuse. While the University doesn’t have a formal zero waste goal, more of our campus community is adopting a zero waste mindset.
Green Up Your Space
Discover simple ways to make your space more sustainable, on campus or at home. Earning a Pitt Green designation is easy, and you’ll join our growing community.
News
This Alum-Founded Startup is Turning Campus Food Waste into Fertilizer
Walk by Posvar Hall on Roberto Clemente Drive, and you might spy a green Ecotone Renewables shipping container that’s home to some of Pitt’s hardest-working employees: microbes that every day are turning food scraps into fertilizer.
Pitt Has Been Named a Gold Bicycle Friendly University
The University of Pittsburgh achieved Gold Bicycle Friendly University status from the League of American Bicyclists, upgrading from a Silver designation earned in 2022.
Pitt's Circular Economy Program Was Honored With a National Innovations in Education Award
The National Sustainability Society has recognized Pitt’s Circular Economy Program with the Innovations in Sustainability Education Team Award.