A practical buying guide
Choose cigarette and chewing gum disposal that works with the street you already have.
Smartstreets-Smartbins™ fit around suitable lamp posts and sign posts, creating convenient disposal points without adding separate freestanding bins. The twin-bin design integrates with the column, concealing the fixings for a streamlined appearance.
Our distinctive approach
A lamp post is already part of the street scene. Give it another useful job.
Smartbin’s mounting innovation brings two bins together around the post, with the fittings concealed inside the assembly. Rounded contours and no exposed mounting bolts give the installation a smooth profile, designed to minimise projections that could snag clothing.
Colour-match the bins to the column for a discreet, integrated appearance, or choose a contrasting finish to make disposal points easier to notice.
Each fixing arrangement is specified for the location. Post dimensions, access panels, pedestrian space and servicing requirements all inform the choice.
Choose the mounting format
Need a freestanding option? Ask about plinths, short posts and movable stands →
Look at cigarette-litter hotspots, entrances, places where people pause and the routes they take. A visible cigarette disposal bin in a useful location has a clearer purpose than an isolated bin placed wherever there happens to be room.
Plan the network with your cleansing team. Consider visibility, pedestrian access, collection routes and column maintenance. There is no single spacing rule that suits every street.
Plan a council scheme →Compare the mounting arrangement, finish, liner access, replacement parts and ongoing servicing as well as the initial price. Smartbin bodies are made from gravity die-cast aluminium, treated and powder coated, with removable stainless steel liners.
Your quotation should identify whether quantities refer to individual bins or twin assemblies, together with the specified fittings, delivery and any installation work.
Read Smartbin at a glance →Evidence from a coordinated scheme
The published case study reports a 64% reduction in smoking-related litter within a coordinated programme that combined a disposal network with communication and public engagement. This is evidence from that historical programme, rather than a promise that bins alone will produce the same result everywhere.
Minibin pocket ashtrays complement fixed outdoor cigarette bins by giving people a portable disposal option. They are a separate product for personal use and campaign distribution.
Explore pocket ashtrays →Your organisation, approximate number of locations, preferred mounting options and a few photographs are a useful start. For post-mounted bins, measurements are needed before the fixing arrangement can be confirmed. Ask about a self-survey pack or a chargeable survey visit.
Discuss your locations and budget ↗Let’s make more of your streets. Tell us what you have in mind—we’ll help you plan the next steps.
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