Keep Your Facility’s Exterior Clean with an Outdoor Cigarette Receptacle from New Pig Corporation

Recent initiatives to ban smoking indoors at businesses have had an unintended consequence. Due to the lack of outdoor ashtrays or the lack of an outdoor cigarette receptacle, more cigarette butts now litter the outdoors, especially around the entranceways to buildings and offices. It is an issue being regarded as a serious environmental problem.

Nationwide, smokers consumed 425 billion cigarettes in 2001, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That amounts to about 160 million pounds of cigarette butts, according to Clean Virginia Waterways' founder, Kathleen Register, a faculty member at Longwood College in Virginia and author of one of the few scientific studies on the effects of cigarette litter on the environment. Although cigarette sales have decreased in the United States over the past decade, there is evidence that cigarette litter has increased. Why? Some say it is due to recent laws banning smoking indoors that force smokers outdoors, and the lack of outdoor ashtrays in designated smoking areas. Even cigarette maker Philip Morris, a founding member of Keep America Beautiful, confirms that part of the problem is that there aren't enough outdoor ashtrays and outdoor ash and trash cans in public places.

For businesses, however, there’s no question as to the benefit of designated exterior smoking locations if outdoor ashtrays are provided.

• An outdoor ashtray contains cigarette waste, improving the overall appearance of building entranceways
  
  
• An outdoor ashtray minimizes cleanup costs and time
  
  
• A dedicated, outdoor ashtray keeps trash and burning cigarette butts separate, reducing the risk of fire
  
  
• An outdoor ashtray and outdoor cigarette receptacle help keep cigarette butts from being assimilated into the environment and public waterways

In the Workplace:

The Environmental Protection Agency recommends that every company have a smoking policy that effectively protects nonsmokers from involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. Many businesses and organizations already have an outdoor ashtray in place but these policies vary in their effectiveness.

• If your company does not have a smoking policy that effectively controls secondhand smoke, work with appropriate management and labor organizations to establish one. Request that smoking be limited to a specific outdoor area where an outdoor ashtray and outdoor cigarette receptacle are available.
  
  
• Simply separating smokers and nonsmokers within the same area, such as a cafeteria, may reduce exposure, but nonsmokers will still be exposed to re-circulated smoke or smoke drifting into nonsmoking areas. The only safe choice is a designated outdoor smoking area, perhaps a patio, equipped with outdoor trash and ash cans.
  
  
• Prohibiting smoking indoors or limiting smoking to rooms that have been specially designed to prevent smoke escaping to other areas of the building are two options that will effectively protect nonsmokers. The costs associated with establishing properly designated smoking rooms can be significant, and likely greater than simply eliminating interior smoking entirely.
  
  
• Employer-supported smoking cessation programs are an important part of any smoking policy. Approximately 25 percent of American adults still smoke. Many smokers would like to quit, but cigarette smoking is physically and psychologically addictive, and quitting is not easy. While working in a smoke-free building may encourage some smokers to quit, a goal of any smoking policy should be to actively support smokers who want to kick the habit.
  
  
• If there are designated outdoor smoking areas, discourage smoking right outside the doors (or near building ventilation system air intakes.) Nonsmokers may then have to pass through a cloud of smoke from smokers congregated near doorways. Some employers have set up outdoor areas equipped with shelters (see New Pig free-standing or back-to-wall Smoking Shelters) and outdoor ashtrays to accommodate smokers. Some businesses have patios where workers can take breaks and eat lunch outside and provide outdoor ashtrays for this area. If neither of these is an option, locate your outdoor ashtray and outdoor cigarette receptacle anywhere other than the main entrance to your building or facility.

Here is just a sampling of New Pig outdoor ashtrays and outdoor ash and trash cans…Click here to view our full product line or call us at
1-800-HOT-HOGS® (468-4647) to speak to one of our knowledgeable representatives.

Ash and Trash Receptacles

Attractive ash/trash receptacle withstands years of constant use and weather.

• Made of heavy-gauge, hot-dipped, galvanized, fire-safe steel - withstands years of abuse and harsh outdoor elements
  
  
• Attractive natural aggregate stone panels have Class A fire rating - strong and safe construction
  
  
• Lined for additional cleanliness with an antimicrobial rigid plastic liner
  
  
• Adjustable leg levelers provide stability on uneven surfaces
  
  
• Choose Brown with Desert Brown Stone, Green with Desert Brown Stone or Gray with Dove Gray Stone
  
  
• Meets "reach range" requirements - ADA compliant

Smokers' Outpost™ Combo

Matching Trash Can and Smokers’ Outpost™ set keep entrance or smoking areas clean and litter-free.

• Combo includes one Smokers' Outpost™ and one Littermate - both are made of durable HDPE which won't rust, chip or dent
  
  
• Smokers' Outpost™ has a unique oxygen-restricting design - extinguishes cigarettes quickly and safely
  
  
• Galvanized pail liner - easy to empty and clean
  
  
• Littermate has snap-fit covered raised lid - conceals trash bag liner, keeps rain and snow out and discourages folks from placing trash on top of the can
  
  
• Smokers' Outpost™ has tie-down holes for anchoring, deters vandals

Smoking Urn

Put those butts where they belong!

• Handy trash opening in base - it's an ashtray and trash can in one
  
  
• Duramold structural foam base - strong and attractive
  
  
• Attractive finish - blends in with furniture and fixtures
  
  
• Metal ashtray top - easy to clean

Add a fun and distinctive look to your smoking areas
with these other fine selections!

Tired of those boring outdoor ashtray designs? SmokeStop Cigarette Butt Receptacles feature great looking – even fun – designs that work! The unique oxygen-restricting design extinguishes cigarette butts quickly and safely. Long lasting, durable 100% polyethylene - won’t rust or corrode - features a flame-retardant additive that prevents burning. Includes an easy to remove and clean galvanized steel pail.

Available in 5 great looking designs to match your design theme or decorating motif: Classic, Key West, Nautical, Nantucket and Santa Fe.

Smoking Shelter

Set up an outdoor smoking area that smokers can use in all kinds of weather!

• Covered, weather-resistant shelter - keeps smokers within a designated area, yet out of sun, rain, snow and wind
  
  
• Prefabricated - easy to ship and assemble; takes two workers only 4 hours from start to finish.
  
  
• Made of high-quality, yet low-cost construction - frame is 1.5" square aluminum tubing; roof is impact-resistant polycarbonate; sides are .25" PETG co-polyester
  
  
• 4-sided freestanding design - can be located anywhere!
  
  
• Optional Perch Seating gives workers a place to rest and relax, take the pressure off their feet

No matter what type of business you run or where you’re located, there’s an outdoor ashtray sold at New Pig that’s perfect for your particular situation.
Call 1-800-HOT-HOGS® (468-4647) today for more information or click here to view our full product line of outdoor cigarette receptacles. You’ve got nothing to lose except the cigarette butts littering your building and grounds!