Animal-proof garbage cans don't have to cost hundreds of dollars. If you don't have bears in your area, you can opt for something a little more lightweight, like this 32-Gallon Wheeled Outdoor ...

Video footage shows the bear rolling around the trash can and making futile attempts to pry it open in Anchorage, Alaska.

Find out if this animal is smarter than your average bear. — -- There’s only one sure way to test a bear-resistant trash can, and that’s to watch a bear try to open it. A Colorado testing ...

Thursday, Apr 28, 2016 6:20 AM Updated Thursday, Apr. 28, 2016 3:35 PM When grizzly bears in Montana can’t break into bear-resistant trash cans, yet black bears in Durango can, it raises the ...

The new garbage cans are animal, rodent and insect proof. “So we shouldn’t have any problems in the future with bears getting into the open-top trash can containers,” said Henderson.

Animal-proof garbage cans do exist and often feature a screw-on style lid that can deter the critters. The problem? First, raccoons are smart, and over time many have figured out how to twist off ...

Soon, they can become habituated to garbage. They return and cause more problems trying to get food. Ultimately, the bear is tagged a “nuisance bear” and eventually euthanized. Individual communities ...

Bear-resistant trash cans are among the most effective ways to keep bears from becoming ... The company offers animal-resistant canisters for a one-time $300 payment or a $9.50 monthly ...

Western Disposal expects all its customers west of Broadway with alley service to have new bear-resistant trash cans by the end of September.The timing — well into bear season — has some ...

Bear-proof Neighbors Trashcans Bear Grant Sighting Cans North Bend NORTH BEND, Wash. — A new bear is prowling neighborhoods in North Bend and risks being euthanized, like others last year that ...