News Animals Need to keep cockatoos out of your trash? Try bricks, sticks or shoes Weighing down or wedging the trash bin lid closed deters the pesky parrots but they may adapt Some people in Sydney are in a battle with birds over trash. Residents there are putting bricks on top of trash cans or wedging water bottles in their handles to deter sulphur-crested cockatoos (one shown) from breaking in. Barbara Klump/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Erin Garcia de Jesús September 12, 2022 at 11:00 am Human trash can be a cockatoo’s treasure.