Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	70.92
Liaison	Amy Brunvand
Submission Date	Sept. 12, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Utah
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.92 / 1.00	Emerson Andrews Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund Manager Sustainability Office

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Cleaning products

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:

121,379.92 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:

88,920.15 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:

302,571.66 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:

302,571.66 US/Canadian $

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

This data is for calendar year 2022. The University of Utah Facilities Maintenance staff maintains a list of green and biodegradable products and has a standard of employing the least toxic effective cleaner. As part of that program they record which products and in which amounts (by dollar and percent) are used as part of this program they also maintain of products they are evaluating for future use.

All paper products for use in Janitorial services are Green Seal certified.

Metric used in scoring

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

92.34

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:

U_of_U_2022_Purchases_-_for_Stars.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022