* Smoking area(s)
* Coordination with building cleaning about emptying the boxes.
* Question collection tool
* financial resources (350-650€ per ballot bin)
Cigarette butts are among the most commonly discarded items. Around 80% of smoked cigarettes worldwide are disposed of improperly. This is where the Ballot Bins come in with their nudging approach to behavior change, as they offer a fun incentive for environmentally friendly disposal of butts.
In the innovative ashtray boxes can be given a question with two answers to vote. Employees show their opinion by putting their cigarette butt in the slots below their preferred answer. The litter stacks in two columns behind the clear glass front, showing which answer is more popular. The questions can be easily changed by the owner(s) of the Ballot Bin. They can be funny, topical, serious or provocative. The option to ask questions also provides an effortless way to solicit opinions from employees (e.g., "would you like more vegan options in the cafeteria"), as well as educate them (e.g., "did you know that one discarded butt pollutes up to 60 liters of water?").
Step 1: Find out about providers:inside and prices (e.g. http://www.ballotbin.de/ or kippster.com)
Step 2: Create a onepager / PPT slide with info and arguments (many can already be found in this recipe :))
Step 3: Involve facility management and a decision maker.
Step 4: Clarify issues of procurement, location, care and emptying. (Due to the large capacity of the bins, emptying is not necessary every week and at the same time cigarette butts are quasi automatically already separated from other waste materials. This facilitates disposal).
Step 5: Involve the employees and sensitize them to the topic. It is a good idea, for example, to involve employees in the process of finding questions! Tickle out their creative ideas!
Step 6: Order containers, place them and enjoy less pollution from cigarette butts!
Step 7: Regularly inform employees about new issues or "voting results"
Have fun cooking!
Anyone who has tried or modified the recipe, feel free to comment!
This recipe is from Janina