No. While it may seem like an effective method, it would be complex to run, with considerable challenges such as odor and hygiene. The best way to reduce cigarette butt littering is to encourage and enable proper disposal of consumer waste and drive consumer behavior change. The European Commission states that “rather than proposing new legislation introducing a deposit system, […] the focus should be on proper implementation of the measures introduced in the Single Use Plastic Directive, which are appropriate and proportionate to lead to a significant reduction of the environmental impact caused by post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters. The introduction of a deposit return scheme for tobacco products is not considered necessary or appropriate to achieve these aims.”