CigCycle

Step 1 - Smokers deposit their cigarette butts into ash trays, as normal.

Step 2 - When collecting butts from ash trays, we suggest you wear gloves.

Step 3 - Place the butts into the provided snap lock compostable bags.

Step 4 - Place the snap lock bag in the provided 30 litre black CigCycle bin.

Step 5 - Your friendly CigCycle contact will come by regularly to clean and empty the bin, as well as collect valuable data and provide additional bags if needed. If your bin is more than half full, feel free to scan the QR Code, or simply call us to arrange a quicker pick-up.

Step 6 - Your butts are picked up and transported to our partner, Fungi Solutions. At the Fungi Solutions warehouse, the butts are weighed and tubbed.

Step 8 - The plastic butts are hydrated and then introduced to the mycelium cultures in moulds. Further research is then carried out to measure the properties of the by-product.

Note: If the by-product is not suitable to use as a composite material for any recycled content programs, then it may be used for further research. Any excess butts may be landfilled. Whilst this is not a perfect solution, it will be a less toxic waste stream and exist for a shorter time in landfill than if it were not remediated.