[grotesqueness]

A holistic solution to end abandoned supermarket trolleys once and for all.


Government should make the supermarket pay for citizen return of discovered abandoned trolleys, using technology of the rental bicycle service.

This would give income to poor citizens, reward good community service etc. The payments can be conveniently donated to charity if the recipient wants to.

Unemployed / available Singaporeans can volunteer to return these trolleys to the supermarket whenever they spot one and the supermarket has to pay for the return service of these trolleys, by the distance from the supermarket, where the trolley is found (Google maps can advise the appropriate route and calculate the distance covered to return the trolley to supermarket or nearest collection point etc).

A trolley return app can be created, so if u spot the trolley, u can take a photograph, register your service and then proceed to push it back to the supermarket. The app GPS will confirm that u have pushed the trolley to the supermarket and u can scan a digitally refreshed QR code with the relevant supermarket counter staff computer/phone etc upon arrival and receive e-payment of vouchers for the service.

Supermarket can also provide (in tie up with national trolley rental vendors) rental of trolleys to those who want to bring home, like rental bicycles. Need app to release the trolley, First hour use inside supermarket is free, then u need to pay hourly rental or even loss penalty, if u fail to return it at designated trolley return points.

Supermarket that don't want to use app to rent trolleys can also have trolley alarm that would sound beyond a short range from the supermarket. They still have to pay distance return service charge to citizens who return their trolleys.

LTA Cisco officers and bus ticket inspectors who are attuned to spotting illegal devices or free riding passengers will issue fines to those caught with non rental designated supermarket trolleys, non rental trolleys used outside of the approved use zones and also not registered in the community service app that they are returning the trolley with GPS tracking (your direction to return trolley must be in direction of supermarket obviously) will have to pay a penalty of $100 with $50 rebate (pegged to $50 for evasion of public transportation fare payment) with the $50 rebate obtainable if trolley thief is able to return the marked trolley to supermarket using the trolley return app within 24 hours after the summon is issued.

For those trolleys on public rental scheme, best provided by independent vendor, the public can borrow and drop off the trolleys at various designated points at their convenience.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/c...permarkets

you think all these tracking devices no need money huh
range finder also need battery in the devices also need money to change  battery which has a life span












best is this cheap solution


trolley users get shackle to iron ball or trolley

once finished  using the trolley you will be unshackle