Colorado Springs Residents West Of I-25 Must Get Bear-Proof Trash Cans
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- Families living west of Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs must get new trash cans. The city council passed an ordinance requiring those properties to get bear-resistant trash cans or follow a new trash schedule.
Homeowners who choose not to get bear-proof trash cans can put out their trash no earlier than 5 a.m. on trash day and take them back inside no later than 7 p.m. that same day.
El Paso County recorded nearly 500 calls about bears since April of this year. That's the second-highest rate of any county in Colorado.
The new ordinance takes effect March 1, 2020 to give people time to adjust to the new schedules or buy bear-proof trash cans.
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