Green Week

Each Fall, Green Week empowers the Trojan community to engage in sustainability-focused behaviors and activities.

Want to learn how to live more sustainably, or check out USC’s progress in achieving our sustainability goals? Green Week and Earth Month offer plenty of opportunities to make connections, attend events and learn more about advancing sustainability on our campuses.

Green Week is just one of the many initiatives that support Assignment: Earth, USC’s sustainability framework for creating a healthy, just and thriving campus and world.

Take Action

Here’s how you can help the USC community develop and implement innovative solutions that will build a more sustainable society.

Looking for more ways to get involved? Find sustainability efforts like Events, Research Studies, Scholarships, Student Organizations and more in USC’s Green Directory.

Start your journey with these four sustainable steps:

Zero Waste Zone signage and Multi-stream Bins.

1. Keep recyclable and compostable waste out of local landfills

Use three-stream waste diversion bins across the campus to sort your trash.

Demonstration of a touchless water refill station installed outdoors at the Village using a USC branded stainless steel water bottle.

2. Carry a reusable water bottle and refill it at 200+ campus hydration stations.

Help USC continue to keep plastic beverage bottles – over five million and counting – from entering the waste stream.

3. Dine sustainably with reusable containers and a plant-based diet

Use reusable take-out containers at USC Dining and enjoy plant-based meals.

Student holding an LA Metro U-Pass card.

4. Use public transportation

Green your commute and save money by joining fellow Trojans in enrolling in the Student U-Pass Program or Employee Transit Subsidy.

Join a Student Organization

There is a growing list of sustainability-oriented student organizations for you to join at USC. Explore a myriad of topics and meet like-minded individuals!

Vitality Health Assessment Incentive

The Vitality site offers a number of resources for staff and faculty to empower healthier living. Earn points for sustainable actions such as eating less red meat, drinking more water from reusable bottles and going for walks instead of driving.