Ask NOW: What can be done to keep raccoons out of trash?

Oct. 8, 2012

What can be done to keep raccoons out of trash?

Issue: A reader is having trouble keeping raccoons out of her new garbage cart and wants to know if the city has any suggestions for dealing with this problem.

Status: Mike Krieter, operations superintendent, suggests double-bagging the garbage to block the scent it produces. He also recommends taking actions that would make the cart less appealing to an animal such as putting mothballs in the cart, spraying the cart with bleach and being particular about what food scraps are thrown away.

If those options don't work, residents can put a brick or rock on top of the cart as long as the object is removed before the garbage is collected, he added.

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