A Prince George charity is replacing it's clothing donation bins with a new, lidless design for increased safety in response to several deaths connected with similar bins in B.C. Recent deaths spark change in bin designAt least eight people have died in clothing donation bins in Canada since 2015. in 2018 prompted some municipalities to lock donation bins and prompted calls for a redesign. Frigid temperatures add to dangersRemoving the large green bins is not easy to do in Prince George winter conditions.The charity has hired a crane removal company to pry the bins from the icy street. This discovery supported the decision the charity had already made: the green bins needed to go before someone else got hurt said Campbell.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2019 03:56 UTC