It’s a real bummer when you’re walking along a nice, sandy beach…and you spot cigarette butts in the sand. Dutch industrial designer Chris Thistle wanted to do something about it, and designed this Cleanbeach beach ashtray out of biodegradable cardboard.
“The beach ashtray sifts the butts out of the sand and can be closed with a special closure,” he writes.
“[They’ve] been purchased by various municipalities and the beaches of Kijkduin, Scheveningen, Bonaire and various coastal municipalities in Belgium. Just like with a dog poop bag, you can take it from a dispenser on the beach and use it all day.”
The Cleanbeach was part of Holland’s Clean Streets initiative, which aims to rid public places of discarded cigarette butts.
