EVS Carts: Stainless Steel vs Plastic

EVS Carts: Stainless Steel vs Plastic

SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS

Enterprise® Stainless Steel vs Plastic EVS Carts

When it comes to choosing between stainless steel and plastic EVS carts, there are significant differences. It is important to consider the environmental impact, health and safety considerations, and lifetime cost when making your choice.

In addition to all the environmental benefits, stainless steel has a clean, professional appearance, is extremely hygienic, easy to maintain, and highly durable.

Conclusion: Stainless steel is a symbol of environmental responsibility.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH:
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EVS Carts: Stainless Steel vs Plastic

SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS Enterprise® Stainless Steel vs Plastic EVS CartsWhen it comes to choosing between stainless steel and plastic EVS carts, there are significant differences. It is important to consider the environmental impact, health and safety considerations,...

Sustainability MATTERS

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New Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing

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Geerpres® Stainless Steel Enterprise® EVS Carts

Common Plastic EVS Carts

Production Impact

Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, and, in some cases, other metals. Thoroughly and infinitely recyclable, stainless steel is considered the “green material,” ultimately requiring less raw natural resources because the recovery rate is close to 100%.

Plastic extraction and processing requires significant amounts of oil or natural gas resources and can have significant environmental consequences, such as air and water pollution, habitat damage, and greenhouse gas emissions.

health & safety

Stainless steel is antibacterial and easy to sanitize. The non-porous metal prevents the buildup of germs and infection-causing bacteria. The high corrosion resistance holds up to the cleaning solutions that contain acid.

Chemical cleaners can cause discoloration and cracks in the plastic. These harbor points are collection zones for grime and pathogens. Plastic carts may act as carriers of pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

durability & reusability

Stainless steel is resistant to corrosion and is a highly durable and long-lasting material that can be recycled indefinitely without losing its quality or strength.

Life-cycle = 20+ Years

Plastic is a relatively cheap and lightweight material commonly used for low-grade EVS cart manufacturing. It is less durable than stainless steel and is prone to breaking down and degrading over time.

Life-cycle = 4-6 Years

end-of-life Impact

At the end of its life, stainless steel can be recycled into new products, reducing the need for new mining and production.
Plastic can be recycled, but it is often difficult and expensive, so disposed plastic carts frequently end up in landfills, where it takes hundreds of years to break down.
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Geerpres® Stainless Steel Enterprise® EVS Carts

Production Impact

Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, and, in some cases, other metals. Thoroughly and infinitely recyclable, stainless steel is considered the “green material,” ultimately requiring less raw natural resources because the recovery rate is close to 100%.

health & safety

Stainless steel is antibacterial and easy to sanitize. The non-porous metal prevents the buildup of germs and infection-causing bacteria. The high corrosion resistance holds up to the cleaning solutions that contain acid.

durability & reusability

Stainless steel is resistant to corrosion and is a highly durable and long-lasting material that can be recycled indefinitely without losing its quality or strength.

Life-cycle = 20+ Years

end-of-life Impact

At the end of its life, stainless steel can be recycled into new products, reducing the need for new mining and production.

 

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Common Plastic EVS Carts

Production Impact

Plastic extraction and processing requires significant amounts of oil or natural gas resources and can have significant environmental consequences, such as air and water pollution, habitat damage, and greenhouse gas emissions.

health & safety

Chemical cleaners can cause discoloration and cracks in the plastic. These harbor points are collection zones for grime and pathogens. Plastic carts may act as carriers of pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

durability & reusability

Plastic is a relatively cheap and lightweight material commonly used for low-grade EVS cart manufacturing. It is less durable than stainless steel and is prone to breaking down and degrading over time.

Life-cycle = 4-6 Years

end-of-life Impact

Plastic can be recycled, but it is often difficult and expensive, so disposed plastic carts frequently end up in landfills, where it takes hundreds of years to break down.

 

Sustainability MATTERS

Sustainability MATTERS

Advantex® Single-Use Microfiber Mops are the only choice that supports sustainability initiatives.

The Advantex® Single-use Mop has a significantly lower environmental impact than a reusable laundered mop in every category assessed in the EPA TRACI model. A contribution analysis on the global warming potential of the two indicates that the electrical power and chemistry needed to wash and dry the reusable mop dominates environmental adverse implications.

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Reduce your Environmental footprint with Advantex® Mops

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Advantex® Mops help support your sustainability initiatives.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH:
Knowledge is Power

EVS Carts: Stainless Steel vs Plastic

SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS Enterprise® Stainless Steel vs Plastic EVS CartsWhen it comes to choosing between stainless steel and plastic EVS carts, there are significant differences. It is important to consider the environmental impact, health and safety considerations,...

Sustainability MATTERS

Advantex® Single-Use Microfiber Mops are the only choice that supports sustainability initiatives. The Advantex® Single-use Mop has a significantly lower environmental impact than a reusable laundered mop in every category assessed in the EPA TRACI model. A...

New Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Geerpres® is proud to introduce Brian Morabito as Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing. In this role, Morabito will focus on company growth through our distribution partners in all Janitorial/Sanitation verticals. About Brian Morabito Morabito has more than...

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90% Less Electricity

Repeat washing and drying process

Reduce Chemical Use icon
68% Less Chemical Use

Eliminates laundry chemicals and reduces chemicals used for daily cleaning

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57% Less Resources (Fuel)

Resources used and fuel
consumption when transporting

REDUCE Water Use icon
253 Less Gallons of Water

Natural resource consumption

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84% Less Ozone Depletion

Air pollution produced when transporting during laundering process (20x)

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100% Less Microplastics

Plastic particles in the environment and water

Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis of Single-Use and Reusable Mops

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ADDITIONAL RESEARCH:
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Sustainability MATTERS

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The Floor Could be the Weakest Link in Fighting HAIs

Pathogens are consistently introduced to the floor throughout the day by shoes, transport equipment such as wheelchairs and beds, treatment devices or computer carts, and non-slip patient socks that traverse the floors and frequently, directly into a bed. More...

Moving to Single-use Mops

Converting to disposable microfiber mops can significantly reduce the HAI risk for hospitals, eliminating the potential for inadequately launder mops to be reintroduced with remnant HAI pathogens. The case study evaluated our Advantex® (Brand A) along with several...

Laundered Mops vs. Single-Use Mops

Environmental Comparisons A recent study evaluated laundered microfiber mops from eleven hospitals and found that 27.3% of the newly laundered mops contained microbial contamination, including HAI pathogens. Download PDF Key Findings Laundry considerations: The...

New Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing

New Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Geerpres® is proud to introduce Brian Morabito as Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing. In this role, Morabito will focus on company growth through our distribution partners in all Janitorial/Sanitation verticals.

About Brian Morabito

Morabito has more than two decades of experience working in leadership roles where he has built high-performing sales teams and national accounts. He joins Geerpres® from Novalent, Ltd., where he served as Vice President of Sales. In his new role with Geerpres®, Morabito will focus on building a strong sales team to support our developing national business accounts and expanding the product portfolio to continue exceeding our customers’ expectations.

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“I am genuinely excited to have Brian join our team. He brings significant distribution and manufacturing selling experience and expertise in the healthcare market to Geerpres®. His leadership presence will help continue our tradition of quality products and solutions in all market verticals.”

 

~ Scott Ribbe, Geerpres® President

AHE COVID-19 EVS Training Toolkit

AHE COVID-19 EVS Training Toolkit

The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) recently released the COVID-19 EVS Cleaning Essentials Refresher Training Toolkit to help front-line EVS staff combat SARS-CoV-2. If you are a member of AHE, please click on the button below to view information on the following topics.

Training topics include:

  • The Chain of Infection, including Mode of Pathogen Transmission, Preventing Infection, Cause of Infection, Common Significant Pathogens
  • Disinfectants
  • COVID-19 Overview
  • Required PPE
  • Cleaning Protocols, including Isolation Boxes, High Touch Surfaces, Emergency Department Cleaning Protocols
  • Supply Conservation
  • Communication

Microscopic Analysis of Laundered Microfiber Mops & a Single-Use Microfiber Mop

Microscopic Analysis of Laundered Microfiber Mops & a Single-Use Microfiber Mop

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW:

Eight laundered microfiber flat mops and one single-use microfiber flat mop were photographed at 20X’s, 40X’s using a 3D stereo microscope and 1,000X’s using a Scanning Electronic Microscope, SEM.

The laundered mops demonstrated significant contamination and microfiber degradation. In some instances, the microfiber in no longer effective since it is shown to be completely melted and containing foreign material. The melted microfiber indicates that the drying process utilized by the laundries is too harsh and irreversibly damaging the microfiber. The process also isn’t able to remove the obvious foreign material in addition to the chemical particulate accumulation.

These photographs support recent findings that the special laundry processes adopted for microfiber are not adequately removing gross soils and chemical build-up that have the potential to harbor microbiological pathogens.

A new single-use microfiber provides the only assurance for a microfiber mop and wipe that can guarantee the elimination of any gross particulate and chemical accumulation the could come off the substrate and/or result in potential cross-contamination.