Apparently raccoons love my garbage...
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52199)
Staten Island, New York
June 6, 2019 1:29pm CST
I know that if I ever leave the garbage bag outside without placing it in the garbage can that it will get torn up by raccoons before sanitation picks it up.
It's happened to me a bunch of times and I had to sweep it up. Now I always leave it in the garbage can. Thing is that those suckers still manage to tear apart the garbage bag.
I went outside today to see if the garbage was picked up only to find it's still in the garbage can but the bag is all torn up. 
I want them to leave my garbage alone! Can't they find someone else's garbage to mess with?
I want them to leave my garbage alone! Can't they find someone else's garbage to mess with?4 people like this
4 responses
@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jun 19
Well, at least they are not inside my house. Though seems they do venture into my backyard sometimes.
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@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Jun 19
@CarolDM I would run away screaming... run far far away. 
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
6 Jun 19
They're cute little bandits but they sure can cause a lot of problems. Sorry about your garbage.
@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jun 19
As long as they don't leave a huge mess near my house and don't do anything in my backyard I am okay.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
6 Jun 19
@lovebuglena We had raccoons in the attic once. You DEFINITELY don't want that.
@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Jun 19
@LindaOHio Nope. I don't even know if we have a real attic. At least I see no entrance to one.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
7 Jun 19
the only way we ever stopped them was putting a cinder block on the lid.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
10 Jun 19
@lovebuglena grey construction block.10 to 20 pounds.
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@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
6 Jun 19
There is a good chance that the raccoons are getting into other people's garbage.
@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jun 19
Maybe that is true but I don't go checking other people's garbage so don't know if they go inside their cans or not. But the neighbor across the street had some bags on the ground recently 'cause his garbage can was full and raccoons did have a field day with them.
