“You Too Can Recycle” - Cigarette Butts Program
The “You Too Can Recycle Cigarette Butts” Program is a program to collect and recycle Cigarette Butts in Pinellas County. The following are the reasons why we all should be involved in this recycling effort .
Hilton Worldwide Travel with Purpose Action Grant. - They made the program possible – Our Thanks to them.
This “You Too Can Recycle Cigarette Butts” Program is planned for Individuals (Responsible Smokers) and all businesses situations where Cigarette Butts are present.
Our program motto is “Please don’t Flick It, recycle it!”
Our program is to encourage everyone to collect cigarette butts for recycling and Keep Pinellas Beautiful will pick them up and deliver them to the Recycler (NO More Butts).
To make this recycling program work and include all sources for cigarette butts, Keep Pinellas will be providing the following three basic components, as needed to support the program.
Keep Pinellas Beautiful has developed Cigarette Butt recycling program by the following groups:
Group A = Responsible Smoker
Group B = Businesses where smoking inside is permitted.
Group C = Businesses that have a smoking area designated for employees.
1a. Keep Pinellas Beautiful will provide you with “You Too Can Recycle” cigarette butts disposal container(s) for your smoking area. These Cigarette Butt Disposal Containers are design so that when they are full, you can automatically fill a 2 Lb coffee can inside so that all you have to do is lift the container lid, removed the 2 lb container, replace the 2 lb can and replace the lid and you are set to go again.
1b. If you already have some sort of a cigarette butt disposal unit, we ask that you empty its contents into a container with screw or snap-on lid, put your business name inside the container and seal it up.
2. We recommend that you hold the filled coffee can(s) or other type container(s) until you have three or four and then take them to the closest collection bin.
Group D = Businesses that have some sort of Cigarette Butt Disposal at their entrance for use by incoming customers .
Please, when empting your Cigarette Butt Disposal receptacle, Join with us and save the Cigarette Butts for our Cigarette Butt Recycling Program. When you empty your cigarette Receptacles, please do a Group A does and put in a Sealable Container and take to one of our” You Too Can Recycle Black drop-off Collection Bins location. Be sure to put your name in the 2 lb can before disposing in the drop off container
Cigarette Butt Drop-Off Collection Location
This is the heart of the You Too Can Recycle Program. Keep Pinellas Beautiful will be attempting to set up a minimum of 50 well know locations in Pinellas County with drop-off collection bins
The drop-off collection bin will be a 36 gal capacity, black plastic container.
Any business willing to have KPB place a Collection Container at their business location, Pease call our office at 727-533-0402 and ask for Mr Bill. Or you can drop him an email at You 2Ccanrecycle@aol.com
KPB is a non profit 501 (C)(3 and Business who donated space for the Cigarette ButtDrop-off Collection container will receive an In Kind Donation Certificate at the end of the year (prior to tax filing time).
All Collection “drop off” location will be listed on our Web Site (www.Mykpb.com)
Planned pickup service to all collection locations:
Initially, KPB will be picking up from all collection locations every two weeks. As the program grows and we get more added pickups, schedules may increase.
We have developed the following numbering system for all Groups except Group A . This numbering system will assist in scheduling, work well for record keeping and assist the smoker to determine the location closest to him.
Sample Number: 702-C-4
This being the first known program of it’s kind, we are sure there will be question therefore we have set up a special email account for question, suggestions and anyone wishing to donate to this specific program. You2canrecycle@aol.com
Drop Off Locations
33773 KPB 6560 126th Ave N Largo FL
More being added every week
- Cigarette Butts are the number one litter item in Pinellas County. They are on our beaches, in our parking lots, at our bus stops and most of all in the middle of our street at left hand turn lanes.
- Rains wash them into our coastal waters where the young marine life consume them and die.
- Some Cigarette Butts end up in our landfill when birds consume them and die/
- Based on a recent study, it cost $ 4.17 (value of volunteer Time) for every cigarette removed during a cleanup of the beach.
Hilton Worldwide Travel with Purpose Action Grant. - They made the program possible – Our Thanks to them.
This “You Too Can Recycle Cigarette Butts” Program is planned for Individuals (Responsible Smokers) and all businesses situations where Cigarette Butts are present.
Our program motto is “Please don’t Flick It, recycle it!”
Our program is to encourage everyone to collect cigarette butts for recycling and Keep Pinellas Beautiful will pick them up and deliver them to the Recycler (NO More Butts).
To make this recycling program work and include all sources for cigarette butts, Keep Pinellas will be providing the following three basic components, as needed to support the program.
- Cigarette Butt Receptacles – also called Ash/Waste receptacles We have designed an inexpensive Cigarette Butt disposals containers for businesses (outside collection) Beach participates will like them because they can easily be secured to wood walkways to the beach. Click here for more information...
- Cigarette Butt Disposal Container – This item was designed for inside collection of cigarette butts from businesses. It has the same base as the Cigarette Butt Receptacles. Click here for more information...
- Cigarette Butt Collection Container. This Cigarette Butt Collection Container will be place throughout Pinellas County at various public businesses. A listing of those locations will be on our web site (www.Mykpb.com) under Recycling, then click on “You Too Can Recycle”. This listing will be by Zip Code and updated weekly. We are attempting to have a minimum of 50 collection locations. Click here for more information...
Keep Pinellas Beautiful has developed Cigarette Butt recycling program by the following groups:
Group A = Responsible Smoker
- Please empty your ash trays into a sealable container. Note: We recommend a 2 lb Coffee Can w/sealable lid or any other plastic container with a screw or snap-on lid.
- When reasonably full, please put your email address or phone number on a piece of paper, put it in the container and secure the lid. Note: Your email address or phone number will be entered into a drawing contest for several nice prizes . Details and drawing times will be listed on our web site (www.Mykpb.com) once the program is 3 months old.
- Take your container of Cigarette Butts to one of the collection locations and deposit it in the “You Too Can Recycle” Black collection bin. Thank You
Group B = Businesses where smoking inside is permitted.
- The above type Businesses can help recycle Cigarette Butt by empting customers Cigarette Butts into a special “You Too Can Recycle collection container that KPB will provide and exchange with you as needed.
- KPB will coordinate with each business until pickpup needs are determined
- Note: To get started click here and fill out the application
Group C = Businesses that have a smoking area designated for employees.
1a. Keep Pinellas Beautiful will provide you with “You Too Can Recycle” cigarette butts disposal container(s) for your smoking area. These Cigarette Butt Disposal Containers are design so that when they are full, you can automatically fill a 2 Lb coffee can inside so that all you have to do is lift the container lid, removed the 2 lb container, replace the 2 lb can and replace the lid and you are set to go again.
1b. If you already have some sort of a cigarette butt disposal unit, we ask that you empty its contents into a container with screw or snap-on lid, put your business name inside the container and seal it up.
2. We recommend that you hold the filled coffee can(s) or other type container(s) until you have three or four and then take them to the closest collection bin.
Group D = Businesses that have some sort of Cigarette Butt Disposal at their entrance for use by incoming customers .
Please, when empting your Cigarette Butt Disposal receptacle, Join with us and save the Cigarette Butts for our Cigarette Butt Recycling Program. When you empty your cigarette Receptacles, please do a Group A does and put in a Sealable Container and take to one of our” You Too Can Recycle Black drop-off Collection Bins location. Be sure to put your name in the 2 lb can before disposing in the drop off container
Cigarette Butt Drop-Off Collection Location
This is the heart of the You Too Can Recycle Program. Keep Pinellas Beautiful will be attempting to set up a minimum of 50 well know locations in Pinellas County with drop-off collection bins
The drop-off collection bin will be a 36 gal capacity, black plastic container.
Any business willing to have KPB place a Collection Container at their business location, Pease call our office at 727-533-0402 and ask for Mr Bill. Or you can drop him an email at You 2Ccanrecycle@aol.com
KPB is a non profit 501 (C)(3 and Business who donated space for the Cigarette ButtDrop-off Collection container will receive an In Kind Donation Certificate at the end of the year (prior to tax filing time).
All Collection “drop off” location will be listed on our Web Site (www.Mykpb.com)
Planned pickup service to all collection locations:
Initially, KPB will be picking up from all collection locations every two weeks. As the program grows and we get more added pickups, schedules may increase.
We have developed the following numbering system for all Groups except Group A . This numbering system will assist in scheduling, work well for record keeping and assist the smoker to determine the location closest to him.
Sample Number: 702-C-4
- 702 – Is the last three numbers of the drop off location’s Zip Code.
- C = Represent a Group C Recycler
- 4 = Is the fourth location in that Zip Code area
This being the first known program of it’s kind, we are sure there will be question therefore we have set up a special email account for question, suggestions and anyone wishing to donate to this specific program. You2canrecycle@aol.com
Drop Off Locations
33773 KPB 6560 126th Ave N Largo FL
More being added every week
