Profile | Sarah Farren

With more and more laws around the world banning indoor smoking, the cigarette problem has become uncontrollable outdoors. My partner and I have an invention for easily removing cigarette butts from difficult areas like mulch beds, rocks, pebbles, sand, sidewalk cracks and landscaping. Typically the only way to do this is to bend down and hand pick or suck up and entire mulch bed with huge machinery. Also, retail owners will just cover the old, cigarette infested mulch with new mulch, which still does not solve the problem of toxins flowing into storm drains after rain/snow. We are looking for backers to help us develop this product. We have spent thousands on attorneys and patent searches, but every component has already been invented. This invention is a modification to products already on the market. Potential uses for retail, college campuses, bars & restaurants, parks, beaches, hospital campuses and even personal use for those living on main streets where butts are discarded from car windows. Would love to hear from others on how we can proceed with this very necessary product.