It seems Toronto’s new green bins aren’t so animal-proof after all — but have you tried using hot sauce?
A resident in Scarborough recently tweeted photographs to Global News showing the damage just days after the new bins were rolled out.
The resident claims the bins are much thinner than the old ones as teeth marks are visible on the cover.
In one photograph, the bin is shown with a gaping hole on the edge.
The City of Toronto has agreed to replace the damaged bin but questions remain on whether they will hold up to the job.
In a statement the city said the bins are “not indestructible.”
The bin manufacturer has confirmed the damage is not a design issue, the city said, adding the replacement rate for damaged green bins is less than 1 per cent — with only a small portion of that due to animals.
For concerned homeowners, the city offered this advice: Try hot sauce.
Sprinkling the fiery liquid on the lid prevents chewing, as “animals don’t typically like the taste.”
Mayor John Tory tweeted it looked like the work not of raccoons but rather rats or squirrels, joking “Well, at least they didn’t figure out how to turn the handle.”
Scarborough is scheduled to receive the bins first followed by Etobicoke and the rest of the city by the end of 2017.
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