My neighbor said my compost bin was basically a raccoon buffet

I've had a basic plastic compost bin in my backyard for about a year, just tossing in food scraps. Last week, my neighbor Frank leaned over the fence and said, 'Luna, that thing is just a raccoon drive-thru, you need a lid that locks.' I felt pretty dumb, but he was right. I bought a $40 tumbler with a latch from the garden center the next day. Has anyone else had to totally upgrade their setup after some blunt advice?

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jenny_scott61mo ago

So Frank just noticed the raccoon buffet after a whole year? Mine figured out the menu in like three days. Had to get a bin that locks up tight. Those little guys are basically furry little geniuses with opposable thumbs. A basic lid is just a polite suggestion to them.

kim8191mo ago

Raccoons don't actually have opposable thumbs, @jenny_scott6. They just have really dexterous paws. The result is basically the same though.

angela_grant23d ago

But isn't that just splitting hairs? If their paws work like thumbs, who cares what you call them. The trash is still getting raided.