Keeping Foxes Out Of Rubbish

[Messalina]

Morning all,

We have to put our bin liners out on the street the night before collection - dustbin men will not collect from bins. How can I stop a fox from shredding the bag & strewing rubbish all over the place?

[EDDIE51]

Why put them out the night before? Why not just put them out in the morning just before the bin men arrive, or when you get up?
If there are foxes around I can't think of a way to keep them out of the bags they are after food.

[Messalina]

Eddie51, I tried that when I left at 6:00 but they were still shredded by the time the bin men tuned up at 7:30.

[douglas9401]

The only way you'll stop the foxes is to deliver the beasts to that rural idyll in the sky.

[SlackAlice]

When we had to use black bags, I used to liberally cover the bags with white pepper.

[johnny37]

Have you had a word with your refuse department? The only solution I can think of is to put the sack in a bin for the bin men to lift out. Cant see it is that onerous. If they will not go along with that take the issue up with your local councillor.

[Messalina]

Thanks for the tip about pepper. I have just rung the council & they tell me that there is no reason why I can't leave the bags in the bin near the gate (despite what it says on their website) and that the bin will still collect. Being of a cynical mind, I've just emailed them to get that in writing.

[grasscarp]

I used to have a problem, but since the advent of the recyclable waste food bin (lidded canister so fox proof) they are not interested in bag of foodless rubbish.

[EDDIE51]

Messalina that is what I though to say. The normal problem we hear on AB is that bin men will NOT pick up anything UNLESS it is in a bin. Our bin men will not touch any black bags left on their own, strictly wheelie bins only.

[Messalina]

Eddie51, I know our council seems to be the awkward squad.