January 29, 2025
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Nicole Mooradian
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Can the Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest Deadline Extended to February 15
Winning posters will decorate beach trash barrels starting summer 2025
Los Angeles, California — Jan. 28, 2024 — Elementary school artists now have a couple more weeks to submit entries for the Can the Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced Tuesday. The entry deadline is now Feb. 15.
To enter the contest, L.A. County students in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade should create artwork that shows why it’s important to keep the ocean and beaches clean and healthy. Entries can be submitted online at https://beaches.lacounty.gov/postercontest.
Five winners from each grade will have their designs wrapped around more than 1,000 trash barrels along beaches stretching from Malibu to San Pedro. Each winner will also receive a $100 Amazon gift card and a custom beach bag with the winning artwork.
The Can the Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest and associated educational campaign are designed to teach kids how trash from anywhere in Los Angeles County—no matter if it’s left in the South Bay, San Fernando Valley, the Gateway Cities or East L.A.—can end up on beaches like Dockweiler, Venice and Zuma and in the ocean. The campaign also includes the original “Clean and Blue” video and Ocean Heroes Activity Guide.
Encourage young artists to make a difference! By participating Can the Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest, students can use their creativity to inspire others and help keep our beaches clean. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase their artwork and be part of a meaningful environmental movement.
For more information about the 2025 poster contest and to view the previous winning posters, visit beaches.lacounty.gov/postercontest.
Note: An electronic media kit for Can the Trash! is available at bit.ly/CanTheTrashMedia.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors manages Marina del Rey harbor and more than 20 miles of beaches along the Los Angeles County coastline, including world-famous Zuma, Malibu Surfrider, Venice and Manhattan beaches. In addition to promoting and maintaining a clean coastline, DBH operates and provides free community programming at the Dockweiler Youth Center in Playa del Rey and Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey. For more information, visit beaches.lacounty.gov.