Response 3839354

Response to request for information

Reference

3839354

Response date

2 December 2025

Request

Please provide the following details for the last five financial years (or the most recent available period):

1. The total quantity by retailer and value of charges or fines levied by your council on retailers for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned shopping trolleys, under the powers granted by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and/or Schedule 4 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
2. A breakdown of these charges by retailer, including the number of trolleys recovered and the total amount charged per retailer.
3. Any policy documents or fee schedules used to determine the charges applied to retailers for abandoned trolleys.
4. Whether your council operates a voluntary trolley collection scheme with retailers, and if so, which retailers are participating.

Response

Please provide the following details for the last five financial years (or the most recent available period):

1. The total quantity by retailer and value of charges or fines levied by your council on retailers for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned shopping trolleys, under the powers granted by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and/or Schedule 4 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
   • Total
     • 11 Asda
     • 1 Co-op
     • 1 Morrisons
     • 1 Sainsburys
     • 4 Unknown retailer
       • No fines have been givenfor the removal, storage and removal of abandoned trolleys to any retailer
2. A breakdown of these charges by retailer, including the number of trolleys recovered and the total amount charged per retailer.
   • See above
3. Any policy documents or fee schedules used to determine the charges applied to retailers for abandoned trolleys.
   • No policy documents of fee schedules available
4. Whether your council operates a voluntary trolley collection scheme with retailers, and if so, which retailers are participating.
   • We do not operate a voluntary collection for any retailers and refer members of the public trying to report this to the correct company for each retailer.