A woman found partially inside a west-end clothing donation bin and without vital signs was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning, prompting the mayor to request a review of the safety and efficacy of this method of collecting used goods. Boxes called 'death traps'Last week, The Canadian Press reported at least seven Canadians have died after getting stuck in clothing donation bins, prompting one advocate in B.C. Late last month, a 34-year-old man died in a West Vancouver donation bin, while a 32-year-old man was found dead inside a bin in Cambridge, Ont., last November. She said something must be done about the bins' safety risk. In the wake of the man's death, West Vancouver closed all of its bins.

Source: CBC News January 08, 2019 10:52 UTC