Sanitation officials in Anchorage, Alaska, put their bear-resistant trash bins to the test with the help of some product testing experts: the Alaska Zoo’s bears.
Anchorage Solid Waste Services brought its trash cans to the Alaska Zoo to have them thoroughly tested by the zoo’s resident bears.
The bins were placed inside the bear enclosures, where the animals were given free rein to push, bite, and claw at them.
Zoo staff and sanitation officials observed how the bears interacted with the containers and noted the damage caused. The goal was to see how well the bins held up under pressure from strong, curious animals.
Video from the test shows bears making numerous attempts to get into the trash bins, occasionally managing to destroy them entirely.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game urges residents to keep trash and other potential sources of food secured at all times to avoid human-bear conflicts that could lead to the animals being euthanized.
Watch the video below.
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Great video. Product testing at the zoo. Best laugh today.
Bear Country in West Yellowstone Montana has been letting their collection of Grizzly and Black Bears test bear proof or bear resistant garbage cans for a lot of years. They have a display of the containers that the bears have “worked” on and they really show the power that the bears can exert on a garbage can.
Thank you for sharing the video, RV Travel! It certainly is interesting and amusing, particularly the bear wearing the garbage can as a hat/mask. Have a great day and safe travels!