Sustainability with Serres
Serres are invest in sustainable growth and design
Responsibility is at the core of everything we do. We focus on minimising the environmental impact of healthcare by looking at the entire value change from medical fluid solution design to its usage and designing the smartest solution for each phase.
We continuously seek new ways to reduce our impact on the environment to benefit our customers with safe and sustainable solutions around suction.
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Focusing on sustainability across the entire lifecycle
Our sustainability initiatives extend from lean manufacturing and efficient use of raw materials to product design, product range optimisation and end-of-life solutions for medical fluid waste disposal.
Solutions made smart for safety and environment
Serres Sustainability report 2022 has been published
We focus on minimising the environmental impact of healthcare by looking at the entire value change from medical fluid solution design to its usage and designing the smartest solution for each phase
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12 times less CO2 emissions
Designing environmentally friendly suction solutions; lighter, thinner and foldable suction bags that can be packaged efficiently, result in optimised transportation and significant carbon emission reductions.
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Lowering healthcare's carbon footprint from transportation
Your choice of suction system can have a significant impact on your carbon footprint.
We at Serres support you in reaching your sustainability targets. We analyse the environmental impact of our actions and products throughout the smart fluid management lifecycle – from the design phase all the way until the end of the product lifecycle.
Transportation is one area where we can offer a more sustainable option.
Designing environmentally friendly suction solutions; lighter, thinner and foldable suction bags that can be packaged efficiently, result in optimised transportation and significant carbon emission reductions.
Because of smart design and thin materials, you can fit 6 times more Serres Suction Bags into a container compared to disposable rigid canisters of equal volume.
Smart design - 6 times more bags in a box
How did we make the comparison?
We compared conventional suction systems, such as disposable rigid canisters, to Serres suction bags and the environmental benefits are significant.
If you need 120 000 pcs Suction Disposal Solutions
- 120 000 disposable rigid canisters or
- 120 000 Serres disposable Suction bags
Your decision affects the needed number of transportation containers
- 12 containers to transport the traditional rigid canisters
- 2 containers to transport Serres Suction Bags.
And how did we calculate this?
Since you can fit 6 times more suction bags into box, you need less boxes, less pallets and finally less containers to transport the Serres Suction Bags.
Supplier A
- 10,080 pcs of 2l disposable rigid suction canisters / container
- 40 pcs of 2l disposable rigid canisters / pallet
- 40” container fits 12 pallets
Serres Suction Bags:
- 60,480 pcs of 2l disposable Serres Suction Bags / container
- 2,280 pcs of 2l disposable Serres Suction Bags / pallet
- 40” container fits 21 pallets
Let’s assume disposable rigid canisters are manufactured in China, Serres Suction bags are made in Finland, and compare the environmental impact of sea freight from Finland and China to U.S. east coast.
Sea routes:
- Helsinki–New York 7,838 km
- Shanghai-New York 19,611 km
Weight of containers:
- Empty 40” container weighs 3.75 tons
- Serres container weighs approx. 8.7 tons
- Disposable rigid canister container weighs approx. 7 tons
CO2 emission / container:
- Serres: 10 x 8.7 x 7838 = 682 kg of CO2
- Disposable rigid canisters: 10 x 7 x 19611 = 1373 kg of CO2
CO2 emission to deliver 120,000pcs of Serres Suction Bags vs disposable rigid canisters:
- Serres: 2 containers x 682 kg of CO2 = 1,364kg of CO2
- Disposable rigid canisters: 12 containers x 1,373 kg of CO2 = 16,476 kg of CO2
Optimised transportation - reach up to 92% reduction in Co2 emissions
Comparatively, 120 000 Serres Suction Bags transported from Helsinki to New York reduces CO2 emissions by 92% when compared to disposable rigid canisters shipped from China.
Your choice of suction system can have a significant impact on your carbon footprint. We at Serres help you by designing environmentally sustainable solutions; lighter, foldable and PVC free where applicable.
Your safety is our priority
Serres Suction bags failure rate is 1 in a million. No spills means lower probability of infectious and hazardous fluids exposure.
Our fluid collection bags are also PVC free. Upon incineration, PVC contributes to the level of dioxin, which is extremely toxic to humans and to the environment
Concrete solutions to reduce waste and CO2 emissions
Serres Nemo reduces waste, limits CO2 emissions from transport and disposal and ensures safe medical fluid disposal.
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Lowering healthcare's carbon footprint from transportation
When it comes to disposing full medical fluid bags, both incinerating full bags or utilising Serres Nemo are both viable ways of disposing fluid waste. But how do they compare from an environmental perspective?
Disposing medical fluids – your choice has an impact on the environment
Disposal by incineration
After a procedure, the suction bag is collected with the hospital’s waste, measured by weight and paid for accordingly. Then, the bag is transported to incineration. In our example, the incinerator is 100km away from the healthcare facility.
Disposal by Serres Nemo
After a procedure, the suction bag is carried to a nearby washroom. There the suction bag is placed into Serres Nemo, the lid is clicked shut, a button is pressed and 18 seconds later the only waste left is the now empty bag. The bag is then transported to incineration.
Transporting Nemo handled fluid bags
When incinerating waste, a full suction bag of fluid medical waste will be transported to the incinerator. When using Serres Nemo, only the empty bag is transported to incineration. Here’s the impact on carbon emissions.
- One full 2l Serres Suction Bag generates 12g of CO2 emissions / 100 km.
- One empty 2l Serres Suction Bag generates 1g of CO2 emissions / 100km.
How we create concrete benefits across the lifecycle?
Smart with resources
- We use less plastic for high quality, durable and reliable suction bags
- Serres Nemo reduces waste and limits CO2 emissions from transport and disposal
- Our plastics expertise and own manufacturing allows us to optimise for the lifecycle
Designed for the healthcare lifecycle
- Foldable bags save space in transport and storage
- Smart packaging for smaller carbon footprint
- Serres Nemo is a smart solution for fluid waste disposal
Quality without compromise
- Our products are used when failure is not an option
- Environmental impact is one of the criteria for quality
- Impact of quality from design phase to the end of the product lifecycle
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