Hello, my name is Karel!

My story began in high school when I joined the environmental council. One day we went out to pick up litter and within minutes we had filled entire bags. I was shocked even moved and promised myself I would do something about it.

Since then I have been riding around on my cargo bike collecting litter out of a sense of responsibility for our planet. What I do love about it: you help the environment and stay active at the same time. Over the years I have collected tons of waste. But wherever I went, one thing kept showing up: cigarette butts. There were so many that cleaning them all was simply impossible. That is when I realized I had to tackle the problem at its root.

After five years of development together with a team of engineers, we created CIGET: a portable ashtray that is user friendly stylish and odor free. A small product with a big mission: keeping our planet clean.

Just to be clear: I do not promote smoking. Quitting is always the best choice, no debate there. But with over one billion smokers worldwide, not everyone will quit overnight. That is why CIGET exists: to reduce litter now remove cigarette waste from our streets and make smoking less visible and less normalized.