Monrovia's 'Put It in the Can' Campaign Seeks to Thwart Rampant Littering

In a seven block radius of Old Town Monrovia you will find 72 trash cans.  They are conveniently located on each corner, in mid-blocks, at every entry and exit to the public parking lots, behind businesses and next to homes.

Yet, somehow, every day, some trash never makes it the last fifteen feet to these containers. 

Here’s why it’s so important to find the trash can:

• All of the trash bins in Old Town are sorted for recycling.  By just making it to the trash can, you ensure that your soda can or plastic bag make it back into the economy, not the landfill.
• It costs money to pick it up.  The more time City Staff spends picking up trash, the less time they spend on parks and potholes.
• Trash on the street is ugly.  Monrovia is a proud and beautiful community- let’s not trash it.

“I take great pride in our Old Town area and all of Monrovia.  I will gladly pick up trash when I see it, but lately the amount of trash I am seeing is overwhelming,” says Mayor Pro Tem Becky Shevlin.  “I am asking people to join with me in keeping Monrovia beautiful!”

As economic development picks up and Monrovia becomes an even more popular destination, we will have more traffic and consequently, more trash. 

How can you help reverse this new trashy trend? 

1. Start by making sure all of your trash makes it into the can. 
    
2. If you see trash in the street, pick it up. 
    
3. Lastly, tell a friend.

Let us know how you did! Tag us with #CANit @MonroviaCA.