Resources
Haven’t found something elsewhere about Pitt sustainability efforts? Check out below for direct links to Pitt departments, enthralling videos, carbon footprint calculators, & more!
Pitt Green Guide
Find out what YOU can do to help contribute to Pitt’s culture of sustainability.
Recycling, Composting, & Zero Waste Thinking at Pitt
Pitt has single stream recycling, compostable collection, and diverts a wide variety of items from landfill.
Academic Sustainability Opportunities
Info on how to apply sustainability interests in academics, service, advocacy, and more!
Coffee Options in Pitt Offices
Thinking about how to make your office’s coffee habits more sustainable? We have lots of options in place to help!
Pitt Eats
Food options across campus reflect our campus-wide sustainability goals including via reuse, plant-forward, & more.
Biking at Pitt
Info for undergrads on how to apply sustainability interests in academics, service, advocacy, and more!
Active, Shared, & Low Carbon Commuting
Check out these resources to find out how to make your commute to work or school greener!
Accessibility Resources
Striving to ensure that every student has equal acess to resources and opportunities during their time at Pitt.
Pitt Housing
Pitt’s Housing sustainability initiatives work to decrease the University’s footprint while creating community.
PittServes
PittServes aims to enhance personal growth & development through meaningful opportunities for service & reflection.
Pitt Facilities
Pitt’s Facilities department is committed to creating, sustaining, and celebrating a sustainable campus.
Additional Resource Links
Pitt Peregrine Falcon
Nest Cam Courtesy of the National Aviary
Videos
Featured Videos
Pitt MCSI Green Speakeasy- Earth Month Teach-In: Leveraging Research to Inform Calls to Action
Choose to Reuse
Sustainability at Pitt: Intro for Students, 2020
Orientation Video for New Staff & Faculty
Pitt Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2037
Pitt Sustainability Plan Launch Video
Amplifying Black Voices for a Sustainable Economic Future (Pitt CSB, October 2020)
Pitt CSB Panel on Corporate Purpose, (Social) Equity, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Spring 2020)
Bee Houses
Launch of Pitt’s Center for Sustainable Business
Have You Herd?
Sustainability Now: Pittsburgh’s Energy Future-Teresea Leatherow
Pitt Student Office of Sustainability
2021 Sustainability Champions