Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.14
Liaison Casey Romero
Submission Date Jan. 12, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Oklahoma State University
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.64 / 1.00 Ilda Hershey
Sustainability Coordinator
OSU Physical Plant
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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:

GCA operations in Oklahoma State University include a contractual agreement with a single third party distributor that honors the GCA Custom Green program by providing only EcoLogo paper products and Green Seal 42 cleaning products when applicable. To ensure the program standards are maintained, all supply orders are made from a preapproved purchasing catalog, which provide all Custom Green products available and minimize the ability for non-approved substitutes.


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:
156,899 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
302,888 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?:
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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:
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