Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour said the community was tired of seeing trolleys abandoned and they needed to be cleaned up, which council workers did on Thursday, February 20, clearing them from streets and parks.
“Our community, myself included, are sick of abandoned trolleys making our streets look untidy and unsightly, it’s simply not acceptable,” he said.
“To our community, if you see a trolley in your streets or local park, call or contact the supermarket who owns it and ask them to pick it up, like they should.”
The council can fine people who leave them on the street and can impose impounding fees on supermarkets.
Retailers will be able to collect their impounded trolleys within 28 days and upon payment of an impounding fee or the items will be disposed of.
The council is working to make it mandatory for all future shopping complexes to have trolley management systems, such as coin-operation or wheel locking devices, while the State Government is reviewing council powers to combat abandoned trolleys with the aim of strengthening them. Retailers are responsible for picking up abandoned shopping trolleys as part of an agreement between the Australian Retailers Association and Local Government Association.
Residents are encouraged to report abandoned trolleys, by phone or online, and to write to their supermarket if they are unhappy with their response.
For more information, visit cb.city/trolley or report an abandoned trolley to Trolley Tracker – trolleytracker.com.au – to be in the draw to win $1,000.
