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Recently someone asked about keeping pets/animals from tearing open garbage bags. I don't have that problem now, but I learned this trick from my mother years ago.
Keeping the Lid on Your Garbage Can
Keeping Animals Out of Your Garden
Getting Rid of Tiny White Biting Bugs?
Protecting Wildlife from Your Garbage
Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
Tiny Black Bugs in the Kitchen