Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.93
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date June 20, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Mills College
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.73 / 1.00 Linda Zitzner
Director of Campus Facilities
Facilities
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
No

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

All vendors must provide samples, their MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), and their spec sheet certifying that the product is green.


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

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
68,500 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
70,700 US/Canadian $

Has the institution's main cleaning or housekeeping department(s) and/or contractor(s) adopted a Green Seal or ISSA certified low-impact, ecological (“green”) cleaning program?:
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A brief description of the institution’s low-impact, ecological cleaning program:
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A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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The sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s green cleaning initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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