Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.76
Liaison Krista Bailey
Submission Date July 29, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Pennsylvania State University
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.99 / 2.00 Shelley McKeague
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Engineering 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:

We include our environmental policy and requirements on all our bids and purchase orders, and do not accept product or include vendors who do not meet these requirements.


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 :
687,244 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
2,114,609 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:

The Office of Physical Plant's Custodial Services has adopted its own Blue Cleaning Program that sets standards for, tests and utilizes green cleaning supplies in campus buildings.

http://www.purchasing.psu.edu/environmental.shtml

http://www.green.psu.edu/psuDoing/pdfs/BlueCleaningGuidelinesSummary.pdf


The Office of Physical Plant's Custodial Services has adopted its own Blue Cleaning Program that sets standards for, tests and utilizes green cleaning supplies in campus buildings.

http://www.purchasing.psu.edu/environmental.shtml

http://www.green.psu.edu/psuDoing/pdfs/BlueCleaningGuidelinesSummary.pdf

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