Christchurch City Council’s shopping trolley mapping project abandoned
Christchurch City Council has dropped plans to create a map of abandoned shopping trolleys after retailers refused to participate.
The Christchurch City Council attempted to develop a map tracking abandoned shopping trolleys in the city, but the project has failed. Retailers indicated they already had sufficient systems in place to manage trolley retrieval and were unwilling to collaborate with the council on the initiative.
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Christchurch City Council's attempt to create abandoned shopping trolley map fails
Retailers generally felt they already had sufficient systems to manage trolley retrieval and weren't keen to work with the council on best-practice trolley recovery.