Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 76.52
Liaison Maria Kirrane
Submission Date July 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.95 / 1.00 Mark Poland
Director of Buildings and Estates
Office of the Director of Buildings and Estates
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Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
26,510 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
19,883 US/Canadian $

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
105,695 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
105,695 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :

The volume of chemicals used on site has reduced significantly as per document uploaded below since we introduced our chemical free cleaning system Tersano.

We only use chemicals for daily cleaning of floors and toilet bowls and the remaining chemicals which are not considered eco friendly are used only on a periodic basis as problem solvers for tougher stain removal for example.


Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
94.99

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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