Sustainability at Pitt Public Health

Stop by the Sustainability Room, G31 on the ground floor to participate in the following recycling efforts. 

Styrofoam containers
Pipet Tip Boxes and Styrofoam Recycling

Drop off your pipet tip boxes and any Styrofoam packing or containers in the applicable gaylord so that it can be recycled. 

gel packs
Gel Ice Packs Donation

We are collecting gel packs to be sent out to local organizations like Second Harvest. 

safety glasses, beakers, test tubes
Unwanted Lab Supplies and Small Equipment

Drop off useable but unwanted lab supplies or other small equipment. 

binders on wooden shelf
Shelves for Unwanted Office Supplies

Share your surplus supplies instead of throwing them away! Office/school supplies can be dropped off and 'shopped' in G31. 

plastic grocery bags
Soft Plastic Recycling

Coming soon - soft plastic recycling! 

coffee pods
Coffee Pod Recycling

Drop off your used coffee pods in bins at the listed locations within the Public Health building. To add a bin to your floor or area, contact Jody Mich-Basso. 

  • Student Affairs Suite, 1100
  • Human Genetics Admin, 3127
  • Environmental and Occupational Health Admin, 4127
  • Epidemiology Admin, 5127
  • Epidemiology kitchen
  • Kitchen, A532
  • BCHS kitchen, 6th floor
  • Kitchen, A600
  • Dean's Office kitchen, 7th floor
Jonette and Lauren with their 'sapling' plaque

Sustainability News

forest of trees from underneath - bright green

Student Sustainability Group

Get involved with this group advised by faculty member Firoz Wahid. (More information coming soon!)

Expired Medical Supplies

Expired medical supplies cannot be used for research or clinical purposes. However, they are perfect tools to help students learn about medical procedures and practices. Pitt labs and departments can donate expired medical supplies to aid Pitt students in learning.

Request or Donate Expired Items

Non-Expired Medical Supplies

If you have medical supplies that have not expired and are safe to be used in clinical or research settings you can:
•    Check with your department to see if there is a shared supply closet you can donate items to.
•    Bring them to Pitt’s annual Clean & Swap. At this event, other Pitt departments will have an opportunity to claim your unused supplies; medical supplies left at the end of the event will be donated to Global Links.

If you have unopened, unused medical supplies that do not expire for 13 months you can donate them directly to local nonprofit Global Links, which helps items find their next home improving domestic and global access to healthcare supplies.