Keep your garbage cans as clean as possible ... “After Toronto introduced new ‘raccoon-resistant’ organic bins, I thought ...

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...

And while they're awfully cute, the damage they can cause is not. When raccoons ... proof waste bins. Unlike traditional bins, the lids had special gravity locks, which open when a garbage truck ...

At last, I started experimenting with all manner of animal-proof garbage cans. Finally, I found solutions to keeping the raccoons, squirrels, rodents, neighborhood dogs, and just about everything ...

Toronto residents have had a problem with raccoons breaking into their trash cans. But now the city is introducing new bins meant to stop the critters from getting in. Photo: The City of Toronto ...

In January, as the city of Toronto rolled out its final fleet of new raccoon-resistant green bins, Suzanne MacDonald was flooded with emails from citizens fretting about the fate of the masked ...