No more lost shopping trolleys at Castlepoin​t

In an attempt to stop the problem of lost shopping trolleys,

Castlepoint Shopping Park has installed two solar powered boxes by pedestrian exit routes, which speak to shoppers reminding them not to take their trolleys off site.

Bill Riddle, operations manager at Castlepoint, said that the £1,000 investment in the talking boxes is part of a bid to reduce the number of shopping trolleys that go missing each year.

“Over 700 trolleys are collected from roads and housing estates in the area each month by our contracted man and van service.” said Riddle.

He added: “We estimate that to replace the 150 that are lost each year costs over £12,500. Abandoned trolleys can also cause obstruction and annoyance to local residents and are not environmentally friendly to ponds or rivers.”