We are excited to announce Riches Associates will represent and serve our Canada-based Geerpres customers. They are known for their quality representation on behalf of the manufacturer to the distributor while maintaining a high standard of integrity and work ethic.
Riches Associates is known for representing manufacturers of quality products in the Industrial, Janitorial Supply, and Healthcare industries. Geerpres customers will benefit from their extensive distribution base coast to coast in Canada.
Geerpres® is proud to introduce Jason Iseminger as Regional Sales Director. In this role, Iseminger will focus on Central Regional US market share growth by supporting our distribution partners, Avision Sales Team, and end customers in all Janitorial/Sanitation...
Geerpres® partners with Riches AssociatesWe are excited to announce Riches Associates will represent and serve our Canada-based Geerpres customers. They are known for their quality representation on behalf of the manufacturer to the distributor while maintaining a...
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,...
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.
Geerpres® is proud to introduce Jason Iseminger as Regional Sales Director. In this role, Iseminger will focus on Central Regional US market share growth by supporting our distribution partners, Avision Sales Team, and end customers in all Janitorial/Sanitation...
Geerpres® partners with Riches AssociatesWe are excited to announce Riches Associates will represent and serve our Canada-based Geerpres customers. They are known for their quality representation on behalf of the manufacturer to the distributor while maintaining a...
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,...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Geerpres® is proud to introduce Jason Iseminger as Regional Sales Director. In this role, Iseminger will focus on Central Regional US market share growth by supporting our distribution partners, Avision Sales Team, and end customers in all Janitorial/Sanitation...
Geerpres® partners with Riches AssociatesWe are excited to announce Riches Associates will represent and serve our Canada-based Geerpres customers. They are known for their quality representation on behalf of the manufacturer to the distributor while maintaining a...
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,...
90% Less Electricity
Repeat washing and drying process
68% Less Chemical Use
Eliminates laundry chemicals and reduces chemicals used for daily cleaning
57% Less Resources (Fuel)
Resources used and fuel
consumption when transporting
253 Less Gallons of Water
Natural resource consumption
84% Less Ozone Depletion
Air pollution produced when transporting during laundering process (20x)
100% Less Microplastics
Plastic particles in the environment and water
Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis of Single-Use and Reusable Mops
Request full report by Richard Venditti, Elis and Signe Olsson Professor, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Room 1204 Pulp and Paper Labs, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005.
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...
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...
Richard Venditti, Elis and Signe Olsson Professor, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Room 1204 Pulp and Paper Labs, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005 Download PDF Summary & Results The Advantex® Single-use Mop has a significantly lower...
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...
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...
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...
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
Geerpres® researchers, Jack McGurk and Dave Harry, contribute their Adventex® Single-use mop findings in the recent CMM article Single-Use Microfiber Mops Usher In Third Wave of Change in Floor Care .
Thomas W. Stewart sparked the first wave of change in floor cleaning when he patented the string mop in 1893. His invention allowed floor cleaners to rise from their hands and knees to a standing position.
The string mop was so successful it became the paradigm for floor care for the next 100 years. Adjunct equipment such as a rolling bucket with mop wringer, a deep sink for emptying the mop bucket, and a custodian’s closet on every facility floor soon followed to assist the new moping process.
The microfiber flat mop ushered in the second wave of change a century later, at the end of the 1990s. The microfiber flat mop was easier to use, utilized 98.6% less water and chemicals, and sped up the cleaning process, as cited in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s paper, “Using Microfiber Mops in Hospitals: Environmental Best Practices for Health Care Facilities.”
The Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) will hold its 2019 CIRI Science Symposium on July 15-17 at Miami University in Oxford, OH. The theme for the 2019 symposium is “Connecting Research to Practice.”
David Harry will present research on the Microbiological Findings of Laundered Microfiber Mops as documented his case study – From the Floor Up – The Battle to Control HAIs.
David Harry President, Sustainable Scientific Solutions
David Harry of Sustainable Scientific Solutions has 40 years R&D experience formulating cleaning and disinfection products, including personal care, I&I and most recently healthcare as it pertains to tool solutions designed to eliminate Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAI’s). The first 20 years was R&D for surfactant and disinfectant suppliers. Harry retired from Ecolab in 2009 as a senior corporate scientist with six patents. He was responsible for innovation and received two national innovation awards. In addition, he developed a global sustainable cleaning program for Ecolab’s largest customer. The past ten years he has focused on providing smaller companies with targeted R&D projects on chemical product development, international production transfers and/or tool development pertaining to sustainability, health and human safety. His recent microfiber work resulted in two patents, with a third patent pending pertaining to designing disinfectant-compatible microfiber structures.
Presentation Abstract
Prior to 2002, one cotton string mop was used to clean three hospital rooms with three gallons of water and then replenished. The single microfiber flat mop per room concept was introduced in 2002 at UC Davis with EPA research; the goal was to reduce cross-contamination. It became the global standard. Recent research has uncovered that the properties that make microfiber so effective also prevent pathogens from being effectively removed from them.
Microbiological
and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) documentation will be presented that
show current laundry processes which are designed not to damage the microfiber
are allowing pathogens to remain in the microfiber. The situation is compounded
by microfiber’s neutralization of healthcare disinfectants.