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Originally Posted by Tomptomp
Twice a week a need to clean up the mess that raccoons or possum or whatever animal is tearing open my garbage at night. My pick is about 5:30am so I must place it outside the night before.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to deter these animals from feeding from my garbage ?
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A couple of things;
1. Freeze the items that become odiferous over time (meat scraps, cantaloupe rinds, etc.) and put them in the bag just before you put it out.
2. Double-bag. We bag our trash in those white pull-tie 13 gallon bags and then put those bags into a large black 35-gallon trashliner bag (as I believe we're supposed to do) when I set out the garbage. I've noticed that a couple of folks on our street who put their garbage out in just the one white bag sometimes have problems with critters. Crows, usually--I often walk early in the morning and have caught 'em in the act.