Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.51
Liaison Mike Evans
Submission Date Feb. 2, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Williams College
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 1.00 Dan Levering
Assistant Director for Custodial Services and Special Functions
Facilities
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
No

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A copy of the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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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:
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products)?:
No

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Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
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Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
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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:
We purchase many Green Seal and EcoLogo cleaning products, but with staff transitions, we have lost the thread about what purchases fall into what category. This is something we will address soon. We have recently started using Orbio technology which cleans by using water electrolysis and without using chemicals.

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A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
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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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We have recently started using Orbio technology which cleans by using water electrolysis and without using chemicals.

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