| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.18 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.99 / 1.00 |
Ezra
Small Sustainability Manager Physical Plant |
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
Yes
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A copy of the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
None
The green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
Director of Custodial Services, Don Sullivan oversees the verification of purchasing of green cleaning products within his department. Don also make presentations to building coordinators about adhering to the policy.
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products)?:
Yes
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Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
69,264.70
US/Canadian $
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Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
70,000
US/Canadian $
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Has the institution's main cleaning or housekeeping department(s) and/or contractor(s) adopted a Green Seal or ISSA certified low-impact, ecological (“green”) cleaning program?:
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A brief description of the institution’s low-impact, ecological cleaning program:
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A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
None
The sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s green cleaning initiatives is available:
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.