USD Sustainability in the Press

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Four San Diego College Campuses Rank in ‘Green’ List, with USD in Top 50Monday, October 22, 2018
Entrance to the University of San Diego School of Business at Olin Hall. Courtesy USD. The Princeton Review included …
USD Recycling Center Offers Home for E-Waste With Nowhere to GoTuesday, October 16, 2018
By Melissa Adan | NBC San Diego A San Diego-area university is working on the nationwide problem of recycled materials with nowhere to go. …
You throw out 44 pounds of electronic waste a year. Here's how to keep it out of the dump.Friday, July 13, 2018
By Whitson Gordon | Popular Science ELECTRONIC WASTE Don't just throw your gad…
‘Laudato Si” provides motivation, framework for schools’ green projectsWednesday, June 27, 2018
By Steve Larkin | Catholic News Service | Washington Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” which was promulg…
How the University of San Diego Highlights Sustainability InitiativesThursday, June 21, 2018
By Sam Slater | In a sea of colleges, recent high school graduates have thousands of schools to choose from. …
USD Ranks 10th Nationally on Sierra Magazine's "Cool Schools" ListTuesday, August 22, 2017
The University of San Diego ranks 10th nationally on the 2017 "Cool Schools" list of the greenest colleges and universities i…
USD Makes Princeton Review's Green Honor Roll Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Out of 629 colleges, USD ranked among the top 24 schools to be placed on Princeton Review's honor roll for receiving a perfect score on thei…
USD Supercharges E-Waste Recycling in San DiegoFriday, November 14, 2014
Outdated VCRs, long-neglected desktop computers and old, impossibly heavy big-screen TVs are common artifacts in the modern American home. F…
USD Honored for Turning Trash into CashTuesday, November 4, 2014
SAN DIEGO — The University of San Diego was honored at a national sustainability conference for collecting more than 750,000 pounds of…
USD Announces Plan to Divert Waste from Landfills Monday, April 22, 2013post has video
USD strives to become a zero-waste campus by diverting 90% of trash from going to the landfill. Electronic recycling and food waste disposal…
Business Leaders Tackle Climate Change at USD ForumFriday, March 29, 2013
Business leaders addressed the risks and challenges of climate change at a two-day conference at the University of San Diego.…
California Center for Sustainable Energy recognizes USD as Outstanding Sustainable Organization Friday, March 23, 2012
The University of San Diego was recognized for making noteworthy energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions in 2011: The University of Sa…