Cigarette butts are the most-littered items along La Jolla’s streets and beaches, comprising roughly 34 percent of all trash collected at community clean-up events, according to the Surfrider Foundation. Styrofoam, plastic film, moldable plastic and paper follow, each making up about 10 to 12 percent of all litter. On Oct. 14, Nell Carpenter of the La Jolla Town Council’s Beautification/Streetscape Committee shared successes with the council about an ongoing ash can installation project. Her committee teamed up with Surfrider volunteers Oct. 6 to install the first 10 of what they hope to be many more ash cans in La Jolla. The cans, made by Oceanside’s Cigarette Pollution Solutions, are heavy-duty outdoor receptacles that shield against rain and come in a “pelican brown” color produced especially for La Jolla. The company called the device the “Butts Only Box.” Surfrider, a nonprofit environmental organization, is providing the ash cans, but they are relying in part on donations to supply the $200-a-piece contraptions — and they hope to install at least 100 more in La Jolla. Carpenter encouraged local businesses to sponsor their efforts. By purchasing a Butts Only Box, a business can have its logo printed on the device. The La Jolla Shores Association will discuss where to place ash cans at its next monthly meeting Nov. 10. Clean-up La Jolla WHAT: The Nell Carpenter Beautification/Streetscape Committee invites you to help sweep the sidewalks, clean street gutters and pull weeds. All tools will be supplied and refreshments will be served. WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Sign-in table will be on Girard Avenue between Prospect and Wall streets Who: Contact (619) 742-1373 or [email protected] for more information.