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| A council wants to charge supermarkets £60 for each abandoned shopping trolley it recovers as it tackles the problem. | |
| Wrexham council wants to adopt powers allowing officers to trace owners and charge them £60 every time. | Wrexham council wants to adopt powers allowing officers to trace owners and charge them £60 every time. |
| A council report said despite the efforts of supermarkets, the number of abandoned trolleys had "remained constant after an initial improvement". | A council report said despite the efforts of supermarkets, the number of abandoned trolleys had "remained constant after an initial improvement". |
| The council collects around 50 trolleys a month and the charge would cover the cost of recovery and storage. | |
| Chief environment officer John Bradbury in a report said that abandoned trolleys had always been a problem for Wrexham. | |
| If councillors back the proposal to adopt statutory powers, the authority would charge owners £60 per trolley to recover the "costs of collection, storage and disposal of abandoned trolleys". | |
| We share the council's concerns about abandoned trolleys - that's why we do everything we can to ensure that none of them go walkies from our stores Asda statement | We share the council's concerns about abandoned trolleys - that's why we do everything we can to ensure that none of them go walkies from our stores Asda statement |
| This amount is based on £35 for the van and driver collecting/delivering the trolley; storage costs (up to six weeks) of £10; and an administration cost of £15. | This amount is based on £35 for the van and driver collecting/delivering the trolley; storage costs (up to six weeks) of £10; and an administration cost of £15. |
| The report said the council was required to store a trolley for six weeks after seizing or removing it. | The report said the council was required to store a trolley for six weeks after seizing or removing it. |
| Mr Bradbury wrote in a report to Tuesday's executive board meeting: "Abandoned trolleys have always been an issue for the council and have historically been dealt with on an ad hoc basis. | Mr Bradbury wrote in a report to Tuesday's executive board meeting: "Abandoned trolleys have always been an issue for the council and have historically been dealt with on an ad hoc basis. |
| The report laid out the reasons for tackling the problem. | The report laid out the reasons for tackling the problem. |
| Flooding risk | Flooding risk |
| "The adoption of the powers is an opportunity for the council to further enhance its enforcement measures and take a pro-active stance to effectively deal with the issue of abandoned trolleys and allow for the costs to be recovered from the owner of the trolleys." | "The adoption of the powers is an opportunity for the council to further enhance its enforcement measures and take a pro-active stance to effectively deal with the issue of abandoned trolleys and allow for the costs to be recovered from the owner of the trolleys." |
| It said: "Shopping trolleys taken from their original site and abandoned in the surrounding communities cause problems in many neighbourhoods. | It said: "Shopping trolleys taken from their original site and abandoned in the surrounding communities cause problems in many neighbourhoods. |
| "When abandoned, these trolleys have a negative effect on the quality of the local environment, and trolleys abandoned in water courses have the further potential to cause blockages which result in a significant flooding risk." | "When abandoned, these trolleys have a negative effect on the quality of the local environment, and trolleys abandoned in water courses have the further potential to cause blockages which result in a significant flooding risk." |
| The new powers would come into force on 26 April. | The new powers would come into force on 26 April. |
| Asda said in a statement: "We share the council's concerns about abandoned trolleys - that's why we do everything we can to ensure that none of them go walkies from our stores. | Asda said in a statement: "We share the council's concerns about abandoned trolleys - that's why we do everything we can to ensure that none of them go walkies from our stores. |
| "Most of our customers can be trusted with trolleys but we'd plead once again with the minority of people that do take them off site and abandon them to stop doing so, and ask anyone else that sees one abandoned to give us a call so that we can go and collect it." | "Most of our customers can be trusted with trolleys but we'd plead once again with the minority of people that do take them off site and abandon them to stop doing so, and ask anyone else that sees one abandoned to give us a call so that we can go and collect it." |
| 'Wheel-locking' | 'Wheel-locking' |
| A Tesco spokesperson said: "We have a wheel-locking system in place to prevent trolleys from being removed from the premises, however, if customers are determined to take the trolley off site, it will be hard for us to prevent this. | A Tesco spokesperson said: "We have a wheel-locking system in place to prevent trolleys from being removed from the premises, however, if customers are determined to take the trolley off site, it will be hard for us to prevent this. |
| "We also have a regular trolley collection service, and if our customers do see any of our trolleys that have been abandoned we will then make the effort to go and collect them." | "We also have a regular trolley collection service, and if our customers do see any of our trolleys that have been abandoned we will then make the effort to go and collect them." |
| Last year, British Waterways set up a national scheme to help members of the public report shopping trolleys abandoned in canals and rivers. | Last year, British Waterways set up a national scheme to help members of the public report shopping trolleys abandoned in canals and rivers. |