{"id":23370,"date":"2025-02-26T01:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T08:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-reminds-residents-to-properly-stow-garbage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:35:01","slug":"mancos-reminds-residents-to-properly-stow-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-reminds-residents-to-properly-stow-garbage\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos reminds residents to properly stow garbage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A compliant, bear-proof bin. (Justen Goodall\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Every address within the town of Mancos will soon receive a notice reminding them to properly stow their trash in a wildlife-proof or -resistant container.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a new rule. The town adopted Ordinance 599<\/a> in 2008, which requires residents to have such a container.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just never really been addressed or enforced,\u201d said Mancos Town Marshal Justen Goodall.<\/p>\n

Starting April 1, though, it will be.<\/p>\n

At first, the Marshal\u2019s Office will issue warnings. If the office comes by again and cans are still not complaint, they\u2019ll issue a citation.<\/p>\n

A quick scan of the QR code in the lower right corner of the notice will take you to the ordinance, which outlines specifically what a \u201cwildlife-proof refuse container\u201d is.<\/p>\n

The lid must fully cover the dumpster\u2019s opening with fitted edges: \u201cLids must not be turned up or bent.\u201d It also must \u201cbe constructed to withstand the weight of a bear.\u201d<\/p>\n

The container itself must have \u201cclosure mechanisms\u201d like a latching device that \u201cwill withstand opening by wildlife and will remain closed when on their side or upside down.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s up to the refuge companies to provide the compliant containers, Goodall said, not individual residents.<\/p>\n

Last year, three bears visited in town. Two were trapped, as they were \u201csafety concerns for the school,\u201d Goodall said. If they\u2019re trapped again, they\u2019ll be euthanized.<\/p>\n

\u201cProblem bears\u201d are something of a misnomer since they\u2019re just doing what they do naturally, which is searching for food, he said.<\/p>\n

But, \u201cin order to reduce human\/wildlife interaction and protect wildlife from being harmed or destroyed, it is extremely important that we never feed wild animals, either intentionally or through improperly stored garbage,\u201d the public notice reads.<\/p>\n

So make sure you have a wildlife proof trash can! Contact Mancos Town Hall at (970) 533-7725 with questions.<\/p>\n

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Mancos Town Administrator Heather Alvarez recently sent out a public notice reminding residents of a 2008 ordinance which requires wildlife proof trash cans.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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