Ashtrays
Ashtrays
If you own a business, a large ashtray is imperative. Even if barely any of your customers are smokers, those who are will quickly make your entrance unsightly as they drop butts onto the ground. One ashtray will be sufficient, and, as with all trash receptacles, there are a variety of options.
Smokers’ Posts
These are devoted to the smoker. With their long neck and wide base, they are designed to quickly extinguish cigarettes by denying them oxygen. They are incredibly effective in this regard, as the narrow neck also ensures that other trash can’t be put into them, thus negating the risk of a fire. While a tad obtrusive, smokers’ posts are also attractive, and serve their purpose well.
Wall-Mounted Urns
The name of the game with the wall-mounted urn is utilitarianism. Nothing more than boxes that stick on your wall, they are not attractive at all – but that’s not what they’re designed to be. Rather, they’re designed to be discreet places for smokers to discard their butts. “We don’t mind smokers,” you’re saying when you buy one “but we’re not going to celebrate them with a pretty ashtray.” These are great for places like hospitals and halls of residences whose managers would prefer not to endorse smoking.
Combination Ashtrays and Trashcans
These are excellent as they combine all your waste disposal needs. If you buy one of the above options, you are going to also have to buy a trash can, as there’s no point in eliminating cigarette butts if they are replaced with candy bar wrappers, orange peels, and the like. If you’re trying to keep a clean shop while operating on a budget, this is the most effective way to give smokers a place to deposit their refuse.