| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.28 |
| Liaison | Michelle Seppala Gibbs |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
Hope College
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.93 / 1.00 |
Tim
Scholten Custodial Services Manger Physical Plant |
Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
These numbers are from January 1 2022 until December 31 2022.
During Covid we were required to use certain cleaning products that were not green.
We are proud to say that all of our paper towel and toilet paper is green. We also use microfiber towels to reduce the amount of waste.
Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
With our cleaning supplies we try to purchase as much as possible in bulk to reduce the number of deliveries needed to campus and for some materials we have also switched to a concentrate formula which reduces packaging and deliveries and our team mixes the concentrate.
Green Cleaning Policy
Purpose
To reduce the exposure of building occupants and maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical, biological, and particulate contaminants, which adversely affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building systems and the environment.
https://hope.edu/offices/sustainability/hope-physical-plant-policy-green-cleaning.pdf#search=green%20cleaning
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