Follow this advice as soon as you see a bear, or you hear that a bear has been in the area.

Bear Attractants	How to keep bears away
Green Carts	store in a shed until pickup day put out on the morning of green cart pickup, NOT before clean with a solution of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water after every pickup freeze these and put them in the green cart just before pickup: meat, bones, fat, seafood shells rotting fruit fruit and vegetable waste such as peels, cores, rotting leaves
Garbage Containers	store in a shed until pickup day put out on the morning of garbage pickup, NOT before
Garden Compost	stir often to help decomposition sprinkle lime on smelly compost leave these out meat, bones, fat, seafood shells
Bird Feeders	avoid using bird feeders in bear season (April - October). Birds will be able to find natural sources of food at this time. a bird bath will attract birds, but not bears.
Barbecues	burn off grill at high temperature after every use clean often cover when not in use
Pet Food Bowls	keep indoors
Fruit Trees	pick fruit as soon as it ripens pick fallen fruit off the ground

Following this advice should solve your bear problem.