Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.89
Liaison Jonathan Rausseo
Submission Date Nov. 25, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Ottawa
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.87 / 1.00 Brigitte Morin
Waste Diversion Coordinator
physical resources service
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
208,378.67 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
175,330.76 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
54,546.54 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
54,546.54 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
This data is for the Financial year 2020-21 and includes a wide variety of cleaning products (cleaners, strippers, waxes) purchased by our Service Contractors. In 2019, the University moved from a single provider model to multiple suppliers.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
87.43

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There are no website URLs as they are guidelines and preferences given to companies.

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.