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Keeping The Lid On Your Garbage Can

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Date: 04/06/2005 Topics: Organizing > Garbage and Recycling | Pest Control > Dogs | Old Categories > Organization  
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Tie your garbage can lids to the handles of your garbage can to keep the lid from blowing away on windy days.

By Robin

Editor's Note: Also useful for keeping stray dogs and other animals out of your garbage can.
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By roguephoto (Guest Post)
Bungees work well for me. I run the bungee through the second handle and attach it to my chain link fence, so they can't even knock the can down.

My problem is always collection day. The truck comes around or before 7am in my area, so I have to put the cans out the night before. If I leave bungees on my trash can at the curb, the garbage guys (sanitation engineers?) won't even touch it.

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By Anti-raccoon (2) Contact
We have a purpose made spring fastener to keep our trash can lid closed. Wouldn't be without it!

CAN NOW RACCOON PROOF!!

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By Lynn (Guest Post)
How do you discourage racoons from not even coming near the trash can? I have a bungee cord on my can and it works great. The racoon can't get in but he/she tries and bangs the can all to pieces in the wee hours of the morning. Help! Many sleepless nights!
Thanks

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By DANIEL (Guest Post)
Hello.

Very much appreciate these thoughts about discouraging outdoor activities of raccoons, but can you offer advice about what to do when RACCOONS have taken up living inside the walls of a house, and make a loud racket, and chew on things?

Thanks.

Want to encourage them to live elsewhere, and really don't know how. Nothing has worked so far.

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By badwater (749) Contact
It doesn't hurt to put your name & address in permanent marker on your trash can lid. For just in case the lid does blow off, then when found, someone can return it.

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By cookwie (1259) Profile Contact
We use bungee cords on our trashcan to keep the raccoons out.

Holly

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