Keeping Animals Out Of Your Trash This Fall

One of the absolute last things you need is to wake up to your garbage spread out across the lawn, with the reality that it was rummaged through by a bunch of animals while you were asleep. Now, in addition to the fact that you have to clean it all up, you’re forced to figure out how you can prevent this from happening again. While there are some easy fixes to this problem, we’ve also got a few below for you to try out.

Bring Your Garbage Out Late

Instead of letting the garbage sit in the bin for a few days, bring it outside the night before. This won’t always be a sure-fire answer to the issue, but it will help you get some of the trash out of the path of raccoons and other animals. The less they smell when they’re roaming around, the better — and less for you to have to clean!

Lids

Some garbage tops don’t come with lids, and if this is something you don’t own, it can be an issue. Instead of risking it, purchase bins with lids on top and have it latched down at night so that it’s impossible for a small critter to open it. This keeps smells out, and also deters them from coming back in the future once they know it’s impossible for them to break it open.

Bungee Cords

If you do have lids and the animals are still getting in, they might have outsmarted your current attempts to keep them out. Instead of letting this happen, grab a set of bungee cords and latch the lid down with some extra force. This is a perfect way to surely keep them from entering the garbage, as the force of the cords is much more than they’re capable of unfastening. This way, everything stays safe and inside the can until it’s picked up!

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