CHARLOTTE, NC, March 11, 2025 — Toter, the leading North American provider of collection carts and containers for waste haulers and municipalities, today announced that its 96-gallon Fully Automated Bear Resistant Carts have received certification from the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC). The certification confirms the product meets rigorous standards required to withstand grizzly bear intrusion attempts, ensuring the safety of both wildlife and communities.
The IGBC certification process involved filling the carts with food and applying attractants to their exteriors to entice grizzly bears. The carts successfully withstood bear attempts for one hour without any access to the contents, demonstrating their effectiveness.
"Achieving this certification elevates our 96-gallon carts to the next level—it's not only a claim of bear resistance; it's backed by rigorous testing," said Lexi Knief, product manager for Toter, a Wastequip brand. "Our Bear Resistant Carts deliver dependable performance for customers while offering affordable options for communities aiming to secure their waste management systems against wildlife."
Features include:
- Improved routing and collection efficiencies due to compatibility with both fully automated and semi-automated applications.
- A safe and robust design makes carts easy to maneuver, yet extremely difficult for bears to compromise.
- Enhanced strength due to structural capabilities like a Rugged Rim and sealed stop bar journals.
- A ready-to-roll design with lids, locks, stop bars and bodies all fully assembled upon delivery.
- Double-walled lid, beefier handle and hinge, and minimized pry points, which makes them tough enough to withstand the strongest claws and jaws.
For more information on the company’s fully automated bear resistant carts and other waste management solutions, visit toter.com.
ABOUT TOTER
Toter® is the leading North American provider of waste, recycling, organics, and bear-resistant collection carts and plastic front-load containers for waste haulers and municipalities. The company also offers a line of specialty containers, tilt trucks, and lifters for commercial, industrial, and institutional applications, as well as the only commercial-grade, curbside collection cart available to consumers at retailers nationwide. Manufactured using Advanced Rotational MoldingTM, Toter carts offer longer service life than injection-molded carts. Toter is part of the Wastequip® family of brands. To learn more, visit toter.com.
ABOUT WASTEQUIP
Wastequip® is the leading North American manufacturer of waste handling equipment with an international network of manufacturing facilities and the most extensive service network in the industry. Wastequip offers the broadest range of waste equipment, which includes carts, containers, trucks, parts, service, and technology for the collection, transport, and disposal of waste and recyclables. The company’s family of brands includes Wastequip®, Toter®, ConFab®, Amrep®, Galbreath™, Pioneer™, Mountain Tarp®, Wastequip WRX®, Wastebuilt®, ContainerPros®, wasteware®, and Accurate™. To learn more, visit wastequip.com.
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