Trash & Dumpster Wildlife Management

Trash areas are wildlife magnets. Open dumpsters, unsecured cans, and overflow at apartment complexes, restaurants, and commercial properties draw raccoons, skunks, opossums, rats, and stray animals night after night — and once they find a reliable food source, they don’t leave on their own.

Trappy’s Wildlife Control works with homeowners, property managers, business owners, and HOAs across Greater Cleveland to break that cycle and keep trash areas clean, safe, and animal-free.

Animals We Most Often Trap in Trash Areas

• Raccoons — the #1 culprit at residential cans and apartment dumpsters; clever enough to defeat most lid latches
• Skunks — drawn to food scraps, slow to leave once they’ve claimed a route
• Opossums — scavengers that nest near a consistent food source
• Rats and mice — usually a sign of longer-term sanitation issues

How We Handle a Trash Area Wildlife Problem

• Inspection. We assess the dumpster pad, surrounding cover, food sources, and visible damage to identify which animals are active and how they’re getting in.
• Live trapping. Humane cage traps placed in active travel paths, checked on a regular schedule so animals aren’t held longer than necessary.
• Removal and disposal. All work follows Ohio Division of Wildlife regulations.
• Exclusion. We identify gaps in fencing, gate undersides, dumpster pad gaps, and nearby cover that’s funneling animals to the area — and recommend or implement repairs.
• Best-practices guidance. Lid hardware, more frequent pickup, pressure-washing the pad, screening drainage — small changes that drop recurrence dramatically.

Commercial vs. Residential Service

For commercial clients (multifamily, restaurants, food service, retail centers, schools, municipal facilities), we set up recurring monitoring and trap maintenance — especially valuable during warm-weather months when activity peaks. For homeowners, a single visit is usually enough to clear the immediate problem and lock down the entry points.

Areas Served

We service trash and dumpster areas across Maple Heights, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Garfield Heights, Bedford, and the broader Cuyahoga County / Greater Cleveland region.

Trappy’s is fully licensed, certified, and insured to work on residential, commercial, and municipal properties. Same-day response is available for active situations.

📞 Call 216-586-4692 to schedule trash area wildlife service.

Service Areas We Cover

Trappy’s responds to wildlife calls across Greater Cleveland, the inner-ring suburbs, and into Summit County:

• Maple Heights
• Cleveland
• Cleveland Heights
• Shaker Heights
• Garfield Heights
• Bedford
• Beachwood
• Hudson
• Brecksville
• Sagamore Hills
• Parma

See all service areas for surrounding suburbs and same-day coverage.