Working alongside professionals committed to protecting human health and welfare, we see how vital it is that we also consider our impact on the planet and ensure we can provide cleaner, safer human environments now and in the future.
We believe a broad integrated approach to sustainability by combining our products, education services and digital systems is crucial to deliver meaningful and measurable change.
15 years ago, heavy duty clinical bags were 80 microns. We’ve invested in improvements in manufacturing technology and made use of advances in testing, and as a result we’ve been able to retain durability while reducing this to less than 20 microns, lowering raw material use and shipping CO2.
Since the beginning, we have been driving ways of reducing waste and cost, and preventing overuse of chemicals and materials. Our Clematis Cloud System evolved from a product created by us in 1993. It is now more relevant than ever and used in over 3,000 locations across the UK NHS.
GV Health produced and successfully tested the first recycled clinical waste bag.
It passed VCA accreditation and PIRA drop test and tear test requirements.
From then, we’ve gone on to achieve other firsts, including
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Our commitment is to offer biodegradable products to our customers only where we can guarantee the integrity of our product and where their compostability or biodegradability offers an alternative disposal solution from long term landfill.
Where appropriate, we have fit for purpose biodegradable and recyclable polythene bags as well as products made from recycled material.
The tablet formulation of SoChlor reduces the need for transportation of water, creating lighter, more compact packages which create less CO2 during delivery. Further positives come from using SoChlor solutions with a microfibre or reusable cloth, reducing the volume of disposable wipes and waste.
Supporting the globally recognised ambition of ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’, oxo-biodegradable plastic technology is used for our Biodegradable Aprons. At the end of the plastic’s functional life cycle, it is broken down in the presence of oxygen. This converts into materials with a low molecular weight and which are no longer plastics, and are completely biodegradable.
Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic does not fragment into microplastics and will be recycled back into the environment through biodegradation by naturally-occurring bacteria and fungi.
Made of natural plant starch (sugars, oils and other compounds in renewable feed stocks), and do not produce any toxic material. These can be converted into chemicals and polymers using conversion processes similar to those of traditional polythene.
