Anyone who lives near a supermarket knows how irritating and, sometimes dangerous, dumped trollies are. Battle Ward has a Tesco in it's centre and a Waitrose and Asda nearby so dumped trollies are a regular feature. The trolleys are currently reported and the supermarket collects them once or twice a week.
If approved at Cabinet on 16 April 2012, Labour led Reading Borough Council will be able to charge for collecting, storing and returning the trolley and, if not collected, destroying it.
I hope this means Battle ward is no longer littered with abandoned shopping trolleys!
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28 Nov 2011
Concessions introduced for bulky waste collection
As a councilllor I spend a lot of my time reporting dumped and fly-tipped items to the council for collection. If I see something when I am out with the boys or on the bus I make a note/take a photo and report it. I also get contacted by residents about abandoned items, like mattresses and sofas.
It is important the streets are kept clean but these things shouldn't be dumped in the first place. They should be taken to the tip, given to charity/recycled if appropriate or residents should arrange for their collection and disposal.
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23 Nov 2011
Charging for dumped trolleys......
Dumped trolleys have been a problem around Reading, and in Battle ward, for many years. Things got worse when Tesco opened in 2008. Despite the automatic wheel locks, Tesco trolleys were found all over the place and residents and councillors were very cross about it.
Earlier this year they finally introduced a £1 deposit scheme. Things improved but I still see Tesco trolleys, along with ASDA and Waitrose, in the streets and parks. The supermarkets do collect them if they are told about them but this is usually just once a week.
The Labour administration of Reading Borough Council are now proposing to charge supermarkets for the collection, storage and return of their rogue trollies. I see no reason why the Council should collect and store trollies for free, as is currently the case. Councillors Gul Khan, Chris Maskell and myself welcome this proposal and hope we will see fewer and fewer trolleys scattered around Battle ward.
Council press release:
Earlier this year they finally introduced a £1 deposit scheme. Things improved but I still see Tesco trolleys, along with ASDA and Waitrose, in the streets and parks. The supermarkets do collect them if they are told about them but this is usually just once a week.
The Labour administration of Reading Borough Council are now proposing to charge supermarkets for the collection, storage and return of their rogue trollies. I see no reason why the Council should collect and store trollies for free, as is currently the case. Councillors Gul Khan, Chris Maskell and myself welcome this proposal and hope we will see fewer and fewer trolleys scattered around Battle ward.
Council press release:
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