Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.89
Liaison Tom Twist
Submission Date Nov. 8, 2023

STARS v2.2

Bates College
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Tom Twist
Sustainability Manager
Facilities
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
12,300 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
12,300 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
65,000 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
65,000 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
FY 2022

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
100

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Our head of custodial services has a contract with a Gorham, Maine based cleaning company which uses environmentally friendly cleaning products. More info on their products here -

http://www.cleaneasier.com/sustainability

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