A non-profit organization says it will remove its clothing donation bins after a Vancouver man died in one on New Year's Eve. Inclusion BC says it has 146 bins across Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast, including the one in West Vancouver where a 34-year-old man was found trapped and unresponsive and subsequently died at the scene. Member organizations include: Autism BC, the North Shore Disabilities Resource Centre, the Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living, the Richmond Society for Community Living and Inclusion Langley. While the design of these bins varies, most have hatches to protect donations from pests or thieves. Four people have died in Metro Vancouver clothing bins since 2015, prompting homeless advocates to call for safer designs to protect people.

Source: CBC News January 04, 2019 04:07 UTC