Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 51.59
Liaison Maria Mendes
Submission Date Aug. 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Red River College Polytechnic
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.95 / 1.00
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
40,860.26 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
38,029.17 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
28,934.93 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
27,932.83 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
The timeframe used is calendar year 2019, the last year of normal operations prior to the pandemic. The cleaning and janitorial products purchases reported on are only for our Notre Dame Campus. Cleaning services at our other campuses are provided by a contractor who has committed to using only certified green cleaning products unless otherwise approved.

RRC Polytech has made a commitment to purchasing certified green cleaning products. Our cleaning and janitorial products contracts include a commitment to use only products that are EcoLogo or Green Seal certified or certified by a comparable third-party. All items purchased that are counted towards expenditures on green cleaning products above are EcoLogo certified.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
94.51

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