Handy tip to keep birds out of your bin
We all know that birds and other wildlife can wreak havoc on bin day by sorting through our garbage bins. But a woman has discovered a handy trick to stop this from happening.
The woman posted her trick to the Cleaning and Organising Inspiration Australia Facebook group, saying she'd seen the method on one of her neighbour's rubbish bins.
"On my walk today whilst in lockdown I came across one of the smartest tricks I've seen in a while," she posted.
Her post showed a photo of a red garbage bin with two water bottles cable-tied to its handles.
The woman added: "The reason for this is to keep birds out of your bins so they don't create mess. Thought it may be helpful to someone who may be having this problem.”
The woman’s post received over 1600 reactions, with hundreds sharing their appreciation for the simple trick in the comments.
"So clever!!!" one person wrote.
"This is genius; I'm sick of the birds getting in and rubbish flying everywhere. Thanks," another person praised.
Birds are the main culprits
It seems that birds - particularly cockatoos – are the main culprits for picking through garbage bins on bin day.
However, a woman shared evidence it can be other wildlife also doing some sifting and sorting:
The woman posted: "We have this problem too except found out at night time it wasn't birds!!”
While some people aren’t so worried about wildlife going through their bins quite a few others noted the handy trick could be useful against the natural elements.
"Great idea for windy days to keep the lid down too," one person added.
"Also would stop your bin blowing over," another poster wrote.
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