Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.61
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Nov. 2, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Indiana University Bloomington
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.58 / 1.00 Tim Rice
Director of Purchasing Administration
Purchasing
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
Yes

A copy of the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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:

*Carpet: All new carpet installed is Green Seal certified and old carpet is recycled.
*Ceiling Tiles: Old tiles are recycled.
*Floor Care Products: The Indiana Memorial Union no longer uses was products, and now cleans the floors with grain stone disks. When cleaning products are needed, they use products with water bases and low/no levels of VOCs.
*Lawn Care: Hardwood bark with at least 25% organic material is used on all new projects, with an effort to use hardwood bark mulch and organic fertilizers on existing landscaping when possible.
*Lighting: Green Seal certified compact fluorescent or LED lighting is used when possible.
*Paper: Over 50% of the paper at IU is recycled paper and all letterhead is made of 15% post-consumer recycled paper.
*Printing: IU recycles its used cartridges, has the option to buy recycled or new cartridges, and has vendors who use soy ink in their printing processes.
*Vehicles: IU has one Toyota Prius in its fleet and all of its buses uses biodiesel fuel. Additionally, all oil, antifreeze, and tires are recycled.


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

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
1,049,712 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
2,408,851 US/Canadian $

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?:
Yes

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:
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:
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