You can make a spray solution out of ammonia to spray around the outside of the trash can. Either soak some cloth and throw it into the bottom of the trash can or you can put the ammonia into a spray bottle and coat your trash cans by spraying them all around. If you choose to use ammonia, you will need to spray the trash bin down at least once a week. Raccoons hate the smell of ammonia and that’s why it keeps them out of your garbage can, however, rain and other weather conditions can weaken the smell of the ammonia to the point that the raccoon finds it safe to get into the trash again.
It may take the raccoon some time to understand that getting into your trash is going to be time-consuming and lack results, so they eventually move on. If they don’t, you may need to call a specialist to come out and assist you in the removal of this black-eyed bandit.