Keep A Lid On It
Keep a Lid on it!
Not everything is meant to be shared with your bay! Top of the list? Garbage! So put it in the trash, and Keep a Lid on it! Really - a child can do it. Trash Trooper Trish is no relationship expert but she knows a thing or two about protecting your bay from flying debris, critters and maggots! Relationships can be messy - there’s no reason your bay has to be a part of all that. #ThatsMyBay
#DYK? 5 Reasons to keep lids on trash cans:
- Closed lids keep the wind out. Open trash cans allow the wind to blow trash into yards and streets, and eventually the bay and ocean.
- Closed lids keep the birds out. Open trash cans invite birds to eat garbage and contribute to littering, which isn’t good for them, and makes more of a mess with bird poop all around.
- Closed lids keep the animals out. Open trash cans invite rodents and other animals to eat garbage, from mice, to rats, to raccoons!
- Closed lids keep the flies out. Maggot infestations occur when a fly gets into rotting meat or other food and lays eggs. No one wants that!
- Closed lids keep the rain out. When the rain flows into our storm drains, we want it to just be pure rain - not bacteria infested trash rain that has been filtered through garbage cans!
Help us keep our bay clean by keeping a lid on it!
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