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Sollicité offers a turnkey pick-up service that includes emptying of the ashtrays by the Mégot Zéro team at a frequency based on your needs.

The pick-up is done in a manner that is safe for Sollicité employees and the environment.

The process is totally carbon neutral. Depending on the location of the pick-up, it is done on foot, by bicycle or by electric car.

The full ashtrays are picked up from the set when the shoot is finished.     

Sollicité a hybrid pick-up service in which a butt storage barrel is delivered to the site and the ashtrays are emptied into it by your team.

When the barrel is full, the Mégot Zéro team will replace it with an empty one, at a frequency based on your needs.

The replacement of the barrel is done in a totally carbon neutral way, by electric car.

Barrel specs

•    16 gallons, open top, unlined
•    Resistant to extreme temperatures, from -34ºC to 121ºC
•    Equipped with a 2" opening for emptying pocket ashtrays and a ¾" opening for venting as needed
•    Weighs about 17 lbs
•    Cover is 14 7/8" in diameter (outside)
•    26 1/2" high
•    Removable lid with sealing ring
•    Bears the Mégot Zéro logo

Storage

The barrel should be kept in a secure place to prevent theft. The lid must be tightly closed for fire safety and to keep odours from escaping. Always make sure butts are extinguished before placing them in the barrel. The barrel should not be used as an ashtray.

Theft or breakage

In the event of theft, breakage or premature rust due to improper storage, Mégot Zéro reserves the right to charge you for the loss of effectiveness or usefulness of its equipment, up to the replacement cost.

Health and safety

Tobacco residues and cigarette filters contain significant amounts of toxic and carcinogenic compounds (which become even more dangerous when burned). They contain arsenic, nicotine and metals such as lead, copper, chromium, cadmium and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (organic materials that have a devastating effect on the proteins and DNA of living organisms). Finally, benzene and formaldehyde, two known carcinogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are also present..

As a precaution to protect the health of its employees, the Mégot Zéro program treats exposure to burned cigarette butts as just as hazardous as exposure to second-hand smoke, since the toxins in cigarettes are volatile, adhere to surfaces such as carpets, curtains, clothing, food and furniture, and remain trapped for a long time. Sollicité therefore disclaims any liability for careless handling of cigarette butts by other employees, such as opening the barrel in an indoor workplace, or leaving a bag of cigarette butts in the workplace without an airtight container.

Sollicité recommends opening the barrel outdoors, wearing a mask with an air filter. Do not leave the barrel open in an enclosed area.

If you choose the hybrid service, you must undertake to take all necessary precautions to avoid the spread of VOCs from cigarette butts in the workplace and in the area where the barrel is stored, and to inform users of the procedures.