| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.93 |
| Liaison | Emily Zabanah |
| Submission Date | Feb. 1, 2024 |
Seneca Polytechnic
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Courtney
Hayes Sustainability Specialist - Operations Office of Sustainability |
Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
All our cleaning products are sourced from our sole supplier Aramark. They provided us with an invoice for the 2022 period, which we manually delineated into the categories provided by STARS and added together. The following categories were created:
- Paper products (e.g., paper towel, toilet paper)
- Cleaning products (disinfectants)
- Supplies (plastic bags, gloves, metal scrapers, bins, nozzles)
- Labor
- Tampons
A large assumption or gap in the data is that the supplier did not highlight which products were eco-certified; however, our contract states that for all materials in which an eco-label is an option, that product must be provided so that it complies with our green cleaning policy. Given this rule, all paper and cleaning product items are contractually mandated to be certified.
Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.