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The City of Burnaby is asking all not-for- profit companies in the city to remove their clothing donation bins after several fatalities, including one in West Vancouver just over a week ago.

City manager Lambert Chu said the city has sent letters to all the charitable organizations with bins on private property, asking they be removed until better safety measures are in place.

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Chu said the city doesn’t allow donation bins on city property, except for the ones at the Eco-Centre recycling depot on Still Creek Avenue.

“We are continuing to allow those bins because that site is fully staffed and after hours they are locked up and secure,” he said, adding that the city bins are the “mailbox” style and considered a bit safer.

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“If people try to climb in our staff will stop them. Or they can get them help. But on private property we don’t know whether they are unattended.”

Chu said there are no enforcement plans to make the organizations comply with the city’s request, but he doesn’t anticipate any problems. If the organizations don’t remove the bins then the city may take further steps, such as a bylaw, he said.