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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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.