3 May 1907: Athenians Asked to "Train Themselves" to Use New Trash Cans

On this day, and for many other days during the week, the following notice ran in the Athens newspapers:

Though such a request may seem odd, 102 years later, a similar campaign to control trash and waste around Athens and the University of Georgia campus on football game days was initiated by the UGA Athletic Association after the campus was left covered in trash by tailgaters during the 2009 season.

Learn More:

• Weekly Banner, Jan. 1906 - Dec. 1908 on Microfilm in the Heritage collection.
• Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful non-profit organization website.
• UGA's Gameday Gameplan website.
• UGA Office of Sustainability website.
• Great Streets by Allan B. Jacobs in the general collection.
• Garbage and Other Pollution by Cornelia Blair in the Reference collection.
• Cartons, Cans, and Orange Peels: Where Does Your Garbage Go? by Joanna Foster in the children's collection.
• Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte in the general collection.
• Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha in the children's picture book collection. 
• Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers in the general collection.
• Complete Trash: The Best Way to Get Rid of Practically Everything Around the House by Norman Crampton in the general collection.
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland in the DVD collection. 
• Rubbish! The Archeology of Garbage by William Rathje and Cullen Murphy in the general collection.
• WALL-E in the DVD collection.
• Crafts from Recyclables: Great Ideas from Throwaways by Colleen Van Blaricom in the children's collection.
• Beyond Recycling: A Re-User's Guide by Kathy Stein in the general collection.
• Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart in the general collection.
• Use Less Stuff by Robert M. Lillienfeld and William L. Rathje in the general collection.