Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.79
Liaison Matt Wolsfeld
Submission Date Oct. 24, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

University of Saskatchewan
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.02 / 2.00 Lonnie Harder
Associate Director, Building Services
Operations and Maintenance - FMD
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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

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

We currently utilize an Environmental Choice line of cleaning products. All RFQs for green cleaning products specify only Environment Choice or Green Seal. Dustbane (brand name) is our current line of products. Product selection criteria also include the minimization of waste --both of product and from packaging. See file, Cleaning Products RFQ requirements.pdf, attached to submission.


Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning products)?:
Yes

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
78,783.21 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
225,347.44 US/Canadian $

A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Expenditure total cleaning products includes everything from EcoLogo products to brooms, mops, vacuum bags, etc.


Expenditure total cleaning products includes everything from EcoLogo products to brooms, mops, vacuum bags, etc.

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