Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.69
Liaison Alan Turnquist
Submission Date July 24, 2023

STARS v2.2

Michigan Technological University
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.87 / 1.00 Alan Turnquist
Director of Sustainability and Resilience
Office of the President
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
72,000 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
36,000 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
207,000 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
207,000 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
These figures were drawn from fiscal year July 1, 2021- June 30, 2022

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
87.10

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Here are links with more product information to confirm certification.



Hand Towels: https://www.torkusa.com/product/105065/refill/paper-towel

Toilet Tissue: https://www.torkusa.com/product/105065/refill/paper-towel

Neutral Floor Cleaner: https://diversey.com/en/product-catalogue/prominence-heavy-duty-floor-cleaner-94996440-nam



We are now using Chemical Free Cleaning Equipment which does not show up here. Here is a link: https://www.tennantco.com/en_ca/machines/technologies-and-innovations/ec-h2O-technology.html

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