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Dozens of shopping trolleys are left abandoned in council areas such as streets, parks, car parks, creeks, train stations and bus stops. They pose a risk to people and vehicles and also a visual nuisance. Trolley handles are kicked out and the steel bars are used as weapons. Trolleys are also pushed in front of cars driving along the road posing considerable risk to drivers.
Typically, a retailer will have a 'street run' built into their trolley collection contract, however, contractors very rarely fulfill this obligation and the collection and impoundments of stray trolleys become the responsibility of the municipality. This is a costly exercise for councils and the amount charged in a fine is rarely enough to cover the costs. Furthermore, the typical fine is little deterrent to a retailer.
Some supermarkets do not have contractors at all which means there is no means for them to collect stray trolleys.
Clean Streets manages the collection service for council by having special purpose vehicles traveling shire streets, creeks and parkland regularly and collecting stray trolleys. A photograph is taken and a tag applied detailing where and when the trolley was collected.
Trolleys are then delivered to the council pound and a notice issued to the owner on behalf of the council. Clean Streets will complete the circle by delivering the impounded trolleys back to their owner when the penalty is paid.
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