Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 63.40
Liaison Olivia Herron
Submission Date March 2, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Miami University
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.11 / 1.00 Yvette Kline
Dir. Sustainability & Energy Conservation
Physical Facilities
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase third party certified cleaning and janitorial products?:
No

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)?:
Yes

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or UL Environment (EcoLogo) certified cleaning and janitorial products:
36,400 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
242,400 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?:
No

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:
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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:

Miami's Housing, Dining Recreation and Business Services (HDRBS) department purchased $71,000 in cleaning products from EcoLab in 2015. EcoLab assesses its products for human, environmental and societal impacts. It was estimated that 50% of the products (e.g., hand and hard surface cleaners) had a Green Seal rating. Physical Facilities' data was gathered with Grainger's customer report for the six month period of July - December 2015. (All values were doubled to estimate a full year.) Of the Grainger purchase, only EcoLogo certified products were counted as green.


Miami's Housing, Dining Recreation and Business Services (HDRBS) department purchased $71,000 in cleaning products from EcoLab in 2015. EcoLab assesses its products for human, environmental and societal impacts. It was estimated that 50% of the products (e.g., hand and hard surface cleaners) had a Green Seal rating. Physical Facilities' data was gathered with Grainger's customer report for the six month period of July - December 2015. (All values were doubled to estimate a full year.) Of the Grainger purchase, only EcoLogo certified products were counted as green.

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