Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.23
Liaison Heather Albert-Knopp
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

College of the Atlantic
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.68 / 1.00 Andrea Russell
Sustainability Coordinator and Community Energy Center Program Manager
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
5,657.41 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
2,753.85 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
9,206.19 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
7,306.71 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
Report generated by vendor for time period: 7/1/20-6/30/21.
Not included in the totals above are two expenses: $3,920.67 (hand sanitizing wipes) and $1,400.00 (antimicrobial cleaner) which were purchased for safely cleaning/disinfecting the virus that causes COVID-19. No green alternatives were available, and COA would not order these two products during a normal year.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
67.69

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