| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.93 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.98 / 2.00 |
Ezra
Small Sustainability Manager Physical Plant |
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
Yes
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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:
These guidelines are posted on the Procurement pages of the UMass Amherst Website, where all of the forms and information are available.
In addition, the University’s office supply contract thru W.B Mason identifies green and recycled cleaning and paper products that will replace non-green products so that end users have a choice when they order.
The pdf is available here: http://www.umass.edu/procurement/policies/Green%20Goal.pdf
Vendors, staff and faculty are encouraged to submit ideas to the Procurement Department that can support and improve on this goal.
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Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning products)?:
Yes
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Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
69,264.70
US/Canadian $
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Total expenditures on cleaning products :
70,000
US/Canadian $
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A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The expenditure data (Part 2) of this credit comes from the Physical Plant Custodial Services Manager Donald Sullivan and Physical Plant Buyer Michael Rossi. Custodial Services cleans all classroom and administrative buildings on campus (majority of campus buildings).
There are two other cleaning systems at UMass in Residential Life (45 residence halls) and Auxiliary Services (Campus Center, Retail Dining and Dining Halls). Each entity uses it's own cleaning systems both of which use high percentage of Green Seal certified products. Auxiliary Services uses the OS-1 cleaning system which has won national environmental awards.
Contact in Residential Life: Capitol Projects Space Manager, Jenna Rostek
Contact in Auxiliary Services: Purchasing Manager, Chris Howland
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.