Sustainable Actions
This type of bin is used on campus for landfill, recycling, and compost disposal.
What is a zero waste bin?
This monthly event teaches participants how to repair and mend their clothing.
What is Mend-It Monday?
Visit this campus sustainability space in the Student Union M-F, 9am-5pm.
What is the Sustainability Hub?
This weekly event brings local produce and vendors to McCarthy Quad.
What is the Trojan’s Farmer’s Market?
The practice of reducing waste through reuse, recycling, and recovery.
What is zero waste?
More than 200 of these are located across campus for refilling reusable water bottles.
What are hydration stations?
Bring your board or bike to this monthly event for maintenance and minor repairs.
What is Tune-Up Tuesday?
These three private pods provide a quiet space for Zoom meetings and virtual classes.
What are zoom booths (or pods)?
This curated Slack channel connects students with sustainability events, opportunities, and information.
What is the Supdate?
The efficient use and protection of water resources.
What is water conservation?
This program gives USC students free, unlimited rides on LA Metro.
What is the Student U-PASS?
This monthly event promotes responsible disposal of old electronics.
What is E-Waste Wednesday?
This polar bear represents the 1,500 pounds of waste the average American produces each year.
Who is Sustainable Stan?
This framework guides USC's sustainability goals through 2028.
What is Assignment: Earth?
Transportation that reduces environmental impact and emissions.
What is sustainable transportation?
In the Fall, these items will replace single-use, to-go packaging at campus dining locations.
What are reusable food containers?
Meet at Tommy Trojan for this special, sustainability-themed WalkUSC stroll each month.
What is Sustainability Stroll Thursday?
This annual event helps reduce clothing waste by offering free gently used apparel.
What is Tommy’s Closet?
This tool helps students find sustainability-focused courses at USC.
What is the Sustainability Course Finder?
Gases that trap heat in Earth's atmosphere.
What are greenhouse gases?
Browse and purchase gently used furniture and other discounted items through this online store.
What is Surplus Sales?
Scan in at the Hub to receive a FreeSCycle item during this monthly event.
What is FreeSCycle Friday?
This design approach incorporates natural elements to bring a sense of nature into the Hub.
What is biophilic design?
This universal sustainability symbol was designed in 1970 by a USC architecture student.
What is the recycling symbol?
The achievement of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
What is climate neutrality?