Resource Management is committed to limiting the university’s impact on the environment by encouraging purchases of environmentally-conscious products and services.
WashU Green Products
- General Appliances and Refrigerants
Unless cost-prohibitive, you should only be purchasing Energy Star appliances when available and suitable for your product needs. - Computer Products
Unless cost-prohibitive, you should only be purchasing EPEAT computers when available and suitable for your product needs. - Electronics
Unless cost-prohibitive, you should only be purchasing Energy Star electronics when available and suitable for your product needs. - Janitorial
In-house and outsourced janitorial staff should be purchasing and using Green Seal and Green Clean products whenever possible, as long as the desired cleaning result can be achieved.
Environmental Accomplishments
- Elimination of Bottle Water throughout Campus
- Remanufactured Ink Cartridges
- Lighting Replacement Program
- Using Green Seal cleaning products where applicable
- Re-Use of Furniture
- Using Custodial paper products with recycled content
- Using Compostable break room supplies
- Working to change/reduce supplier product packaging
- Working to Consolidate supplier deliveries
- Added RFP language encouraging environmentally preferred products
- Using Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint/varnishes