Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.17
Liaison Lisa Mitten
Submission Date March 2, 2023

STARS v2.2

State University of New York at New Paltz
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.89 / 1.00 Kim Nelson
Assistant Director
Facilities Operations
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
27,575.49 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
15,439.96 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
80,626.70 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
80,626.70 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
These purchases were made during the 2021-22 fiscal year. The total green cleaning annual expenditures are lower than prior STARS reports because Facilities Operations reduced the use of green cleaning products due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
88.78

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Green cleaning products purchased include but are not limited to Hillyard Arsenal 1 (dispensing program), Super Shine-All, Green Select Glass Cleaner, Suprox-Multi-Purpose, Slice (citric-based degreaser), Red Clover Tea (enzyme based oder eater)

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