Abandoned Shopping Trolleys
The Environmental Protection Act 1990, as amended by the Clean
Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 allows Local Authorities to
seize, store and dispose of abandoned shopping trolleys within
their area. The legislation allows for Local Authorities to recover
costs from the owner of the trolleys.
Even though the Council can remove shopping trolleys that appear
to have been abandoned from public land within the Borough area,
Scarborough Borough Council will always approach the supermarket
requesting that they remove the trolley. The supermarket will be
given a reasonable amount of time to remove the trolley, after
which the Council will remove it, and charge the
supermarket for the removal and return or disposal
of it.
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Contact Details
Customer First
Town Hall
St Nicholas Street
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 2HG
Telephone: 01723 232323
Fax: 01723 506600
Local Council Service Identifier:1152