Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.39
Liaison Marianella Franklin
Submission Date Aug. 28, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.32 / 1.00 Epifanio Cervantes
Stores Supervisor
Student Financial Services
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
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The green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:

P n G cleaners,
Scrubbing pads
Mops
Paper towels
P traps use Oder counter eliminator by Brighton (enzyme cultures)
Gojo cleaner non alcohol
Toilet tissue "biodegradable"
Packing boxes

Purchasing mgr requests MSDS and makes purchase decision


A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

Contracts selected best value,

Vendor selection--pg, grainier,


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:
20,307.82 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
217,186.93 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:

Chemicals $
Pads $

do not discard packaging, resell pallets, reuse small boxes to contain , bubble wrap for moving, communicated WOM to department heads, pursuing "green" floor mats

Big belly trash liners


Chemicals $
Pads $

do not discard packaging, resell pallets, reuse small boxes to contain , bubble wrap for moving, communicated WOM to department heads, pursuing "green" floor mats

Big belly trash liners

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