No racoons here. The previous bins had spring loaded flaps to keep the animals out.
Comment on The gentrified forest near me removed the bins. .. From their café/picnic area
foggy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That might sound backwards but it isn’t
Squirrels and raccoons will rummage, and disperse trash. There is t much you can do about that beyond 1. Harm wildlife or 2. Reduce trash.
Nighed@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Or 3) change the garbage regularly on a bin with a latching lid. (common in forested areas)
This isn’t just a random bit of forest either, it’s near a shop that’s providing the public with a bunch of disposable items like paper cups and napkins. Not providing somewhere to dispose of those is inevitability going to lead to people leaving their garbage behind.
Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There aren’t many wild camping spots in the UK, especially in forests. Definitely no raccoons either haha. This area would be more for walking or picnicking.
zerakith@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
I’ll go out on a limb that Raccoons won’t rummage here :)
I agree with the sentiment but if they have a cafe selling things in disposable packaging then the best thing they can do is provide bins to deal with it. Pretending they don’t generate rubbish is just a false accounting trick.