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As a result of the Little Prince – Cleaning Up Jerusalem Together, in cooperation with local residents and the Jerusalem Municipality, it is now so much more pleasant to throw the garbage in the trash.

Into the mouths of cats

Residents of the Pat neighborhood, who came together to promote neighborhood cleanliness, at first wanted to replace the big (and ugly) garbage receptacles with smaller, more aesthetic bins. Because all the bins are slated to be replaced by underground receptacles in the near future, the Municipality did not approve the residents’ request.

Jerusalem skyline on a garbage receptacle

Serious activists don’t give up, so the residents made another suggestion: Let’s decorate the bins to make it more fun to throw away the garbage! Then we can encourage people to throw garbage into the bin and not leave it on the ground around it. And, together with local artists, bins in the Pat neighborhood look like this:

Your nearby garbage bin, wrapped as a present!

The result: here’s a look at the first bins that have been transformed with adorable graffiti paintings!

Monstors are eating my garbage!

After the success of the first bins, the residents are calling on the rest of Jerusalem to join in and bring color to the public space.

A number of local artists, each wtih different styles

We can definitely call this a garbage revolution!

Here’s a post from the local community center’s Facebook page, where even Mayor Moshe Lion took notice:

Here’s a second post, with pictures of more receptacles:

Many thanks to the Jerusalem Foundation and the Rayne Foundation for their support of the Little Prince.