Juneau Police report two dumpsters downtown apparently rifled by a bear or bears in the past week.
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Juneau’s garbage bear problem fixable, experts say
A dozen years ago, the city faced a similar problem, leading to the CBJ bear ordinance, which prohibits leaving garbage cans out except after 4 a.m. on pickup day. Juneau Police are not currently citing residents under the ordinance when a crafty bruin pops the lid on one of those new garbage cans provided by Arrow Refuse.