Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 26.64
Liaison Adam Maurer
Submission Date Jan. 16, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

South Seattle College
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.05 / 2.00 Ian Siadak
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of the Vice Chancellor
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
No

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

No stated policy exists, but the campus is already using Coastwide 64, 65 and 66, which is meets Green Seal GS-37 Performance Requirements and SEGC 114 Sustainable Cleaning Product Design Standard. It has continued using these and have weeded out other more harmful chemicals.


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 :
2,500 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
83,333 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:
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