Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.20
Liaison Anne Duncan
Submission Date Jan. 29, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Wartburg College
OP-13: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.64 / 1.00 John Wuertz
Director of Physical Plant
Maintenance
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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:
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The green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:

In the Wartburg College Sustainability Plan item II.5 states “Green Goods and Services: Departments shall be encouraged to use “green” certified products and services such as, but not limited to, Green Seal, Ecologo, FSC, etc.”


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

The sustainability office works closely with the maintenance department and cleaning supervisor. We recently went through a review of cleaning supplies. During this search for a product line, the companies were asked to include any information about the products green certifications for consideration.


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:
40,000.25 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products:
76,903.75 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:

Our buildings are cleaned by college employees, using college selected materials, so no cleaning contract exists.


The website URL where information about the institution’s green cleaning initiatives is available:
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