While pocket ashtrays may be an original idea in the U.S., Keep America Beautiful field testing found that distributing them at no cost will help make their existence and use commonplace. Carrying these simple hand-held ashtrays allow smokers to be personally responsible for proper disposal of cigarettes, anywhere and anytime.

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Select a design and message
The best pocket ashtrays hold cigarette butts that have been extinguished safely and they securely click closed. They are sturdy and reusable so they won’t contribute to cigarette litter. Select a design that accommodates an anti-littering message on one side and logo or other sponsorship information on the other.

Pocket ashtrays also provide an opportunity for messaging. Business improvement districts, businesses, and other organizations that purchase and distribute pocket ashtrays can display logos and other sponsorship information on them. This will help defray the cost.

Distribute ashtrays
Distributing pocket ashtrays can be fun, as most smokers have never seen them. Offering an adult smoker this unique, easy-to-carry item is likely to spark conversation. This makes pocket ashtrays all the more valuable to organizations and sponsors who want to promote their anti-litter messages to smokers.

Sponsors or distributors of pocket ashtrays might include:

• Nonprofit organizations – These are especially useful for clean-up and community improvement organizations concerned about the impact of cigarette litter on the environment.

• Business improvement districts – Organizations that service business districts can supply them to employees who are “on the street” and can easily distribute them to adult smokers.

• Retailers – Retailers and other businesses that sell cigarettes may want to distribute pocket ashtrays when cigarettes are purchased.

• Event sponsors – Radio stations, sports arenas, retailers, and other local businesses that are sponsoring events can distribute pocket ashtrays to support local cigarette litter prevention efforts—and spread their business message.