Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.75
Liaison Jeane Pope
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2010
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

DePauw University
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.53 / 2.00 Missy! Orr
Assistant Director
Office for Sustainability
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
No

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

In 2007 our custodial staff converted to Green Seal Certified cleaning products. All cleaning products purchased, save for one or two anti-bacterial bathroom cleaners, are Green Seal Certified.


Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning products)?:
Yes

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
3,422.27 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
9,738.95 US/Canadian $

A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Our Service Center ran a report that counted the number of units used across the campus over the past 365 days, January-December 2010. They then multiplied that by the the current inventory price. They only recorded the cleaning chemicals (liquids).


Our Service Center ran a report that counted the number of units used across the campus over the past 365 days, January-December 2010. They then multiplied that by the the current inventory price. They only recorded the cleaning chemicals (liquids).

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