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Residents press trustees on trash-hauler rules and bear-proof containers
Summary
Residents raised concerns that new mechanical arms on Casella trucks will prevent locking rental cans; presenters pointed to town examples like Stowe using bear-proof containers and suggested town-level negotiation with haulers and pilots for special cans.
Several residents told trustees that renter-provided trash cans and new truck arms complicate simple household fixes that would secure garbage from bears. The meeting heard calls for a townwide approach, possibly negotiating with the hauler Casella for bear-resistant can options or a town pilot to supply different containers.
"Casella will not allow you to lock your garbage cans," one resident said, describing a transition to mechanical arms on trucks that would not accept locked lids; presenters said some towns have shifted to bear-proof dumpsters on municipal properties and suggested the town pursue options with haulers and consider timing changes for pickup as interim steps.
