An apparatus including: a vacuum container configured to provide and substantially maintain a built-in vacuum pressure a contact member configured to contact and substantially enclose a surface area a vacuum device configured to couple the built-in vacuum pressure to the surface area thereby applying a suction force over the surface area and a conduit coupled to the vacuum container wherein the vacuum container is also configured to retain a substance collected from adjacent the surface area, wherein the conduit is configured to direct the substance to the vacuum container, and to maintain substantially the same level of vacuum pressure as the vacuum container, wherein the vacuum container comprises a collapsible container, and wherein the collapsible container comprises a spring member configured to maintain a tension in a wall of the vacuum container.
