Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.89
Liaison Natalie Sobrinski
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2024

STARS v2.2

Muhlenberg College
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.70 / 1.00 Joseph Spirko
Custodial Supervisor
Plant Operations
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
145,887 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
87,532 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
46,468 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
46,468 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
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:
69.66

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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The green cleaning product purchasing policy states an institution-wide preference for purchasing third-party certified cleaning and janitorial products.
https://www.muhlenberg.edu/media/contentassets/pdf/about/plantops/Green%20Cleaning%20Standard.pdf
Housekeeping division of Plant Operations is committed to maintaining a high standard of cleanliness through Green Cleaning Practices. We will accomplish this level of commitment by incorporating Green Seal Certified chemicals, as well as, certified equipment that meet CRI Green Label standards. We are determined to provide healthy high performance cleaning and a more productive indoor environment with fewer burdens to our natural resources. In essence, this will provide products that effectively clean and are environmentally friendly to the working environment.
Overall, the Housekeeping division of Plant Operations is committed to maintaining a high standard of cleanliness through Green Cleaning Practices. We will accomplish this level of commitment by incorporating Green Seal Certified chemicals, as well as, certified equipment that meet CRI Green Label standards. We are determined to provide healthy high performance cleaning and a more productive indoor environment with fewer burdens to our natural resources. In essence, this will provide products that effectively clean and are environmentally friendly to the working environment. The STARS inventory submittal expenditures is another check that the policy is being followed.

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products - products made with 100% recycled fiber - ECOLOGO

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