Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.69
Liaison David Petree
Submission Date June 4, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

Guilford College
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.31 / 2.00 Gerald Little
Director of Environmental Services
Operations & Facilities Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
Yes

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
Since Gerald Little has been the Director of Environmental Services, Guilford College has undergone many environmentally friendly cleaning updates. * Implemented the waterless urinal system campus wide. * Primarily use Alpha HP which is a multipurpose green seal cleaning product. * Moved to ionization technology for the majority of our cleaning. This is a process where we use a hand held Ionizer using only water and a microfiber cloth to clean with.

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 :
5,400 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
10,000 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:
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